Everyone in our class has our own characters. Each plays his or her part in our class. All in all, we are a group of young children who are perhaps a bit noisy at times, but on the whole are well behaved and pleasant to be with.

Ah Keong

We are a noisy group, and that is what our teachers say about us. This is largely because of Ah Keong. He is the noisiest of us all because he lives with his family of ten children. It seems that he cannot talk softly. Actually he does not talk, he shouts.

Padma

Padma is a quiet boy who sits next to me. He is so soft that one would think that he is a girl. This is not so. No one dares to call him “girl”, for he is a member of the school karate club.

Doris

Doris is such a model student that all the teachers love her. She sits right in front of the teachers table. We all love her because she is kind and helpful. Every day, she makes sure that the teachers have enough chalk and the classroom is clean.

Jack

Every class has a clown(小丑). Our class has jack. He is naughty and always playing tricks on others. He puts tails on the boys pants and frogs in the girls desks. So when we hear someone crying, we know that Jack has played a trick again.

The Wallet

Jenny looked at the store window. There was nothing that she wanted more than a Happy Hannah doll. It was $29.95. Unluckily, Jenny didn't even have the 95 cents.

As she crossed the street, she thought about doing her brother’s housework, cleaning the floor, washing the dishes all month, but even then she would have only eleven dollars. Suddenly, something small and pink in the snow caught her eyes.

Jenny walked over and picked it up from the snow. It was a beautiful wallet. She opened the wallet and found many dollars and a woman’s driver’s license Jenny put the wallet into her bag quickly. She turned around and walked back. Jenny’s heart beat fast as she entered the store. She had long dreamed about this moment, but something didn’t feel right. As she got to the Happy Hannah dolls, she pushed away her feelings. She grabbed (抓起) one and walked toward the checkout.

As Jenny was waiting to pay, her mobile phone rang. Jenny looked around, startled (吓了一跳). It was her grandma. Jenny’s heart was suddenly filled with love and warmth when she thought of her. She put the doll down and answered the phone.

“Hi, Grandma? I’m going to be a little bit late tonight…Alright… I love you, too.” Jenny left the store and walked all the way to 301 West Street. The woman who answered the door looked sad.

“Here, I found this in the snow,” Jenny said.

“Oh, good god! This is the money for the orphanage (孤儿院)! Thank you!” After doing her brother’s housework for three months, Jenny finally got a Happy Hannah doll. She was so happy because she could play with her doll and look her grandma in the eye.