Through LDE I got promotion and joined as Head Mistress at KV Hassan in the month of September 2010. The month of November is a busy month for primary classes as Baldiwas is the main attraction of the month. Cultural and sports competitions are being conducted in both school and interschool level.

In KV Hassan also sports and games  competitions were held and the participants were given sports kit. For the winners of football match we had given football as prize for each participants.

One day ,after the celebration we asked the  sports and game participants to bring their sports kits for a photo session. So photo session was held and after that children changed their dresses and wore regular uniform.

Next day early morning before I reached my office there was parent with his kid waiting for me .

I wondered what may be reason. Was there any complaint? 

After wishing the parent said ,"Madam, yesterday my son left his sports kit and football in his desk .When he reached near the bus he remembered the kit and returned to the class and searched his desk .His things were not there. Some one has stolen it .Please find out and get those things"

Lo.. These parents would not leave me until I get it.. Who might have taken it?  Even the house keeping maids also can not take it so soon. It must be some students particularly boys.

How to find out?. I was thinking about it. Nobody will accept that he or she has taken it and kit and football are safe in the house!

By that time bell rang. I sent back the parent after telling him that I would find out.

The school assembly was over. Immediately I went to that boy's class,4th B.

Students were  wondering as instead of the class teacher why HM entered the class. After the exchange of morning wishes ..I addressed the students.

"Dear students ,yesterday your classmate master Girish left his sports kit and football in the class and left. But there is a good Samaritan in this class. He is so concerned about his classmate  that he took it and kept it safely. I know that person. But I don't tell the name. That person himself will stand up now and you will give a big applause for that person. Please stand up"

Then one Praveen looked around and hesitantly got up. Lo...then there was a big applause.

He told that he kept the kit in the home and return it the next day. He was happy.

In the afternoon his friend came to me and told. Madam, Praveen told me that actually he had taken the kit to keep it for himself. He himself had told me that madam does not know about it '. So innocent good Samaritan!!!!

I said ," it is ok."


Article By

Parameshwari Bhat
Rtd HM