Miss

It was the last day of term, before the start of the summer
holidays. The classroom was hot and stuffy, and Danny was bored. He
hated school and he hated the English lessons more.

"Miss," said Danny as he put up his hand.

"Yes Danny. What's the matter?" asked Miss MacKenzie the English
teacher.

"Can I open the window, Miss?" asked Danny. "It's a bit hot in here,
sitting in front of the window."

"Yes Danny," sighed Miss MacKenzie. "Now settle down and try to finish
your story. Sometime today, would be nice."

"OK, Miss," replied Danny, with a cheeky grin on his face. Danny looked
around him. Sitting in front of him was Annabel. He didn't like
Annabel. She was the teacher's pet. Danny picked up his ruler. He fixed
an elastic band to the end of it. Then he took aim and fired it at
Annabel's legs.

"Ouch," squealed Annabel. Miss MacKenzie looked up from her desk. "Who
made that noise?" she asked. Annabel put up her hand. "It was me, Miss.
Someone's just fired an elastic band at me."

Miss MacKenzie looked at Danny. "Did you fire that elastic band at
Annabel?" she asked.

"Me, Miss. No, Miss. I never did anything. Honest," replied Danny with
an angelic smile.

"Right, you two. I know that this is the last day of term, but until
that bell goes, you WILL sit and do some work. Do I make myself clear?"
snapped Miss MacKenzie.

"Yes, Miss," answered Danny and Annabel together. Danny looked at
Annabel, who was sitting there, smugly sneering at him. "I'll get you
after school," hissed Danny. "Miss," said Danny raising his hand
again.

"Now what?" asked Miss MacKenzie, irritably.

"Can I close the window, Miss. I'm a bit cold now.""Yes Danny, and this
had better be the last time that I hear from you this lesson. Do you
understand me?" said Miss MacKenzie, through clenched teeth.

"Yes Miss," answered Danny.

About halfway through the lesson Miss MacKenzie looked up from her
desk. She asked Annabel to look after the class, whilst she nipped out
for a moment.

"Yes Miss," said Annabel, sticking her tongue out at Danny. Miss
MacKenzie wasn't gone for very long. Upon her return Danny immediately
stood up.

"Mi...." he started to say.Miss MacKenzie glared at Danny.

"Right Danny. I don't care if you are hot. I don't care if you are
cold. I don't care if you are bored or you are tired. In fact I don't
want you to say another word. Do you UNDERSTAND me?"

"If you say so," replied Danny, covering his mouth to stop himself from
laughing. "But don't say I didn't try to warn you," he muttered under
his breath.

"What was that you said, Danny?"

"Nothing Miss. Nothing at all." During the rest of the lesson Miss
MacKenzie could hear muffled laughter as she walked around the
classroom. "Silly children," she muttered. As the school bell rang a
fellow teacher called in for a quick word with Miss MacKenzie. He
couldn't believe what he saw."Miss MacKenzie," he called from the
doorway. "Could you step outside for a moment?"

"What's the matter?" she asked as she entered the corridor."This is a
little bit embarrassing," he replied. "It's your skirt. You see, it's
tucked inside your knickers."

Miss MacKenzie's face turned a bright shade of red, as she pulled her
skirt free from her knickers. Perhaps she wouldn't be so hasty the next
time Danny put up his hand and said, "Miss." THE END