24. An Innocent Mistake

The vase in the middle of the house broken. Someone had knocked down the family's vase. mom was furious. She had treasured that vase was upset that it was now broken. She not know who broke it since she was home that day. The only two people who home were her daughter Violet and son Harry. asked them who broke the vase. Both of were quiet. They refused to answer, in fear getting in trouble.

She threatened to punish both them if they did not give her an . They began to blame each other. They began yell and tell their stories at the same . She told each to explain their sides. Violet that they were playing tag and Harry tagged while pushing her at the same time causing to knock the vase over. Harry explained that tried to dodge his tag and hit the . There was no way for the mom to who was actually right.

The mom decided it an innocent mistake. She did not punish either them. She just told them not to play in the house anymore. Harry and Violet had be more careful next time. They apologized to mom. They both felt terrible for upsetting her. decided to be super good and started cleaning the house.