The Trick of Mischievous Sandra 

By Zhong Wanting

Sandra Nought bounced home with her pockets full of sweets.

As Mrs Nought came into the room, she hastily hid the big lollipop she was currently licking behind her back.

‘Sandra!’ Her mother yelled ‘What have you bought?’

Sandra put her left pickie into her mouth and sucked, staring down at her feet.

‘You need to take that out!’ Mother bellowed. ‘SANDRA!’

Sandra reluctantly slid her pickie out of her mouth but refused to say anything.

‘SANDRA!’

Sandra sighed. She drew a deep breath and rattled off. ‘All right. I have spent $1.16, buying in total 71 items at the Cheapie Goadie’s Sweet Tokens. Gums, 1 cent for 3; supreme marshmallows, 2 cents each; fruit fudge, 1 cent for 2; super lollipops, 6 cents each; milk chocolates, 9 cents each; vanilla cream pasties, 17 cents each; giant cheesecake, 12 cents each.’ She chuckled and shot toward her room.

‘Hey, Sandra! How did you spend all that? Like, how many pasties and chocolates have you got?’ Mother shouted. ‘Hmm! That little tyke!’

Zhong Wanting, Class 1, Junior 1

Guangdong Experimental Middle School

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