Joshua tried hard to stifle a stubborn yawn. He must look interested or Mrs Tan would call him to answer questions again. His bleary eyes tried to focus on the powerpoint slides but the words were like ants crawling across the white screen. He looked out of the window to catch a glimpse of the lovely scenery. The trees were dancing in the breeze under the dazzling sunlight.
Out of the blue, there was a burst of a raspy barking noise and a streak of chocolate-brown zoomed like a bullet into a classroom. It was a plump squirrel. Its big round eyes were staring at the students in confusion. The poor rodent was clearly terrified and tried to escape the closed confine of the classroom. It darted here and there, narrowly missing the children's shoes, letting out frightful croaky noises.
Joshua immediately shot alert and sprang into action. He wanted badly to catch the squirrel and keep it as his pet. He pounced onto the creature but always missed it by inches. A ruckus arose and more boys joined in. More than once they almost managed to catch its tail but the squirrel was too fast for them. Meanwhile, the girls were going crazy! They huddled together in fright, shrieking like banshees whenever the animal came too close.
In the midst of the chaos and confusion, the plump Mrs Tan was on top of her table, too frightened that the squirrel would come near her. Somehow, the rodent ascended the leg of the table and ended up right beside her. “Get lost, you horrid little creature!” she screamed as she lifted up her flowery dress and tried to avoid the frightened squirrel.
Just then, a commanding voice rose above the din, “Open all the windows and doors!” It was the principal, Mr Andrew. He placed some nuts at the door exit to attact the squirrel's attention. Amazingly, his tactics worked. The squirrel spotted the nuts and descended the table swiftly. He scampered to the exit and started chomping the nuts away. It must have been famished! It then gave a cursory glance around. With a swish of its tail, it rushed to a nearby tree and disappeared behind the thick foliage of leaves.
Mrs Tan looked quite embarrassed as she came down from the table. “Class, listen to your teacher,” Mr Andrew spoke firmly and cast a stern look at the kids before leaving. Seeing that it was a few minutes away from recess, Mrs Tan dismissed the class. Joshua was feeling a little dejected that he could not get to keep the squirrel but glad that the lesson was not so dreary after all.
Out of the blue, there was a burst of a raspy barking noise and a streak of chocolate-brown zoomed like a bullet into a classroom. It was a plump squirrel. Its big round eyes were staring at the students in confusion. The poor rodent was clearly terrified and tried to escape the closed confine of the classroom. It darted here and there, narrowly missing the children's shoes, letting out frightful croaky noises.
Joshua immediately shot alert and sprang into action. He wanted badly to catch the squirrel and keep it as his pet. He pounced onto the creature but always missed it by inches. A ruckus arose and more boys joined in. More than once they almost managed to catch its tail but the squirrel was too fast for them. Meanwhile, the girls were going crazy! They huddled together in fright, shrieking like banshees whenever the animal came too close.
In the midst of the chaos and confusion, the plump Mrs Tan was on top of her table, too frightened that the squirrel would come near her. Somehow, the rodent ascended the leg of the table and ended up right beside her. “Get lost, you horrid little creature!” she screamed as she lifted up her flowery dress and tried to avoid the frightened squirrel.
Just then, a commanding voice rose above the din, “Open all the windows and doors!” It was the principal, Mr Andrew. He placed some nuts at the door exit to attact the squirrel's attention. Amazingly, his tactics worked. The squirrel spotted the nuts and descended the table swiftly. He scampered to the exit and started chomping the nuts away. It must have been famished! It then gave a cursory glance around. With a swish of its tail, it rushed to a nearby tree and disappeared behind the thick foliage of leaves.
Mrs Tan looked quite embarrassed as she came down from the table. “Class, listen to your teacher,” Mr Andrew spoke firmly and cast a stern look at the kids before leaving. Seeing that it was a few minutes away from recess, Mrs Tan dismissed the class. Joshua was feeling a little dejected that he could not get to keep the squirrel but glad that the lesson was not so dreary after all.
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