THE BOY'S ESSAY
A school teacher bad found her class of hoys reluctant in their writing ol English compositions. At last sin* conceived a groat ideai to stimulate their interest—to write an necouut or a ball game. It seemed that she was successful. With one exception, the hoys throw themselves at the task and evolved -youthful masterpieces. The backward one chewed reluctantly at his poll and was then struck by a burst 'of geo nius. When the teacher opened his paper, it read. “Bain, no game.”
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Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 122, 14 December 1938, Page 2
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86THE BOY'S ESSAY Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 122, 14 December 1938, Page 2
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