The fourth-grade teacher had to leave the room for a few minutes. When she returned, she found the children in perfect order. She was stunned and said, “I've never seen anything like it before. This is wonderful. But, please tell me, what came over all of you? Why are you so well behaved and quiet?” Finally, after much urging, little Lisa spoke up and said, “Well, one time you said that if you ever came back and found us quiet, you would drop dead.”
四年級(jí)的老師要走開幾分鐘。當(dāng)她回來(lái)的時(shí)候,發(fā)現(xiàn)孩子們的秩序非常好。她感到震驚,說(shuō):“我以前從來(lái)沒(méi)見過(guò)這樣的事。這太好了。不過(guò),請(qǐng)告訴我,什么事使你們突然改變了呢?為什么你們都表現(xiàn)得那么好、那么安靜呢?”經(jīng)她一再催促,最后小麗莎說(shuō)了出來(lái):“唔,你有一次說(shuō)過(guò),如果你回來(lái)的時(shí)候發(fā)現(xiàn)我們都安靜,你當(dāng)場(chǎng)就死?!?