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the old road, the children were sharing food and drinks and enjoying conversations. They noticed that the teacher, exhausted after all that happened during the day, have fallen asleep. A troublemaker of the group named Max suggested painting the teacher's face. Everyone agreed, but Emilija, who as the most responsible of them all, was afraid of the consequences of such action. Children started to badmouth Emilija and call her a “scaredy-cat” and a crybaby. Emilia was heartbroken, she felt misunderstood and such cruel words hurt her immensely. Luckily Sim came to her defence. He had confronted other children about whose idea saved Jonas. Who was the only one calm under all