Once upon a time, in a far far away land called Wherever existed a child who was infamous for her cunning demeanor. She always got away with the trouble she got herself into. How? By outsmarting the adults that surrounded her. Always did she remind herself that by using your brain to it's optimum level, you would have things going your way even when it seems that all odds are going against you; odds are definitely beatable.
One day, she went to her friend's house and saw a bowl of sweets. But not only did she see a bowl of sweets, there, amongst the colourful confectioneries, lay a large rainbow-swirl lollipop that caught her eyes; glimmering with light, calling on that little girl. Tempting her to take it.
"Nope. Na-uh. I can't. Not this time you wont," She told herself. The lollipop's owner would be furious; worse off, the owner was her friend.
The lollipop was now in her hand. Maybe, she'll forgive me. Yeap, she will. She nodded.
As an attempt to comfort herself, she laid out a million of possibilities of how the outcome will turn out to be like; the ones she wished for. Well, there're lots of other candy stores out there and I reckon a lollipop isn't that expensive. And so, she took the lollipop, peeled off the wrapper and licked it until all that was left was the stick. Surprisingly, she felt indifferent about the situation.
Burp!
No guilt, nothing. Nada.
When the adults came back and asked where the lollipop was.
She shrugged.
But you were the only one here. It must have been you! You ate the lollipop! Admit it! We know it was you. The adults pushed her to a corner in the room.
With her innocent eyes, she looked up at them and said, No, I didn't eat it. I didn't eat the lollipop! I swear I didn't! I just licked it. I told you I didn't eat it.
I just licked it. See?
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