Honesty is the best policy docx

Honesty is the best policy.

One fine day, while I was on my way to school, I found a
wallet. It was lying outside the lift.

Opening the wallet, I found two hundred dollars and some
coins inside. There were some pieces of paper but no
identity card. I was tempted to keep the money, but I
remembered what my teacher had taught us. She said, “It
is wrong to take things which do not belong to us. We
should have the honesty.” I scolded myself for harboring
such dishonest thoughts. Then, instead of going to school,
I went to report what I had found to the neighborhood
police.

The policeman was very kind and listened to me patiently.
As I was about to finish my story, I saw my neighbor, Mr.
Song, walk into the police-station. He looked surprised to
see me. After much explanation, we discovered that the
wallet belonged to Mr. Song. What a coincidence!

My neighbor thanked me over and over again. The
policeman praised me for my honesty and for being an
honest boy in the situation. He also called up my school to
inform my principal of the incident. I am glad that I had not
kept the wallet. Indeed, honesty is the best policy.

A lesson learnt

I was shopping for a wallet in a large shopping center.
Suddenly, a naughty thought ran through my mind.

The counter where the wallets were sold was at a corner
of the store. There was nobody around me then. Stealthily,
I put one of the wallets into my pocket. I felt guilt written all
over my face. As I was about to leave the shop, a pair of
arms grabbed me by my shoulders.

“We have to refer you to the police for shop-lifting,” the
man said. I was horrified. My parents were notified and
they were furious to learn what I had done. However, they
pleaded with the shop manager on my behalf.

The shop manager finally decided to drop the charge
against me. I truly regretted stealing the wallet and
promised to turn over a new leaf. He nevertheless referred
the case to my school principal. I was given a demerit
point as punishment and my teachers explained to me the
seriousness of shoplifting.

It had indeed been a painful lesson. I resolve never to
commit the same mistake again.