TheBestPlayer

　　Theschoolhasaverygoodfootballteam.Theprincipalwasgladbecausetheteamwon.ItsbestplayerisPeter,buthewastheworststudent.Heneverstudiedhardandneverdidhishomeworkontime,sohisteacherswereangrywithhim.Buthiscoachlikedhimverymuch.

　　WhenPeterwasinGradeTwo,onedaytheprincipalcalledhimtohisofficeandsaidtohim“Youcopiedothersansweragainandagain.”Theboysaidnotingandlefttheoffice.

　　Afteramomenthiscoachcametotheofficeandsaidtotheprincipal“AreyousurePetercopiedother’sanswer?Heisthebestplayerandhemustbethebeststudent.”

　　Theprincipalshowedhimtwopieceofhomework.“ThisisSusan’s.Sheisthebeststudentinhisclass.”Theprincipalsaid.“Thisoneisyourplayer’s.Theyaresame.”“Butmaybeshecopiedfromhis,”thecoachsaid,“Youcan’tsaythatlikethis.”

　　“Lookatthis.”Theprincipalsaid,“Susandidn’tknowtheanswertothequestion,soshewrote‘Idon’tknow.’AndPeterwrote‘NeitherdoI.’”