In the school, just hearing the name of Madam Seema made the children alert. It was said that Madam Seema was so careful that she would not even allow a fly to sit on her nose. The children joked that if the wind entered the class without permission, Madam would even ask where it was going.
Her discipline in the classroom was unmatched. As soon as the bell rang, she would enter the class immediately and look at the children as if they had all planned mischief together.
One day in class, Pintu whispered to his friend, “Today is the math test; I feel like my life is leaving me.” This reached Madam’s ears, and she said, “Pintu, if your life is leaving, first take the test, then we will see.”
Silence fell in the class.
Pintu nervously asked, “Madam, can we go to drink water?”
Madam replied, “You must take two minutes’ permission to drink water and come back to report whether the water was cold or warm.”
The children were stunned.
One day, a small fly suddenly flew toward Madam’s nose. The children quietly watched what would happen. As soon as the fly reached near her nose, Madam looked at it sharply and waved her hand as if she had saved the class from a big disaster.
Pintu whispered, “Look, Madam even scolded the fly.”
In the afternoon, Madam asked, “Does anyone have a question?”
Golu gathered courage and said, “Madam, what if the fly comes again?”
Madam said, “Then tell it that this is a school, not a picnic spot.”
Gradually, the children got used to Madam’s strictness. Their studies also improved because there was no time left for mischief in the class.
At the end of the year, when the results were good, the children realized that the madam who would not even allow a fly to sit on her nose was actually a flying classroom of discipline.
Smiling, the children said, “Madam is strict, but her strictness taught us how to fly.”
RAJEEV VERMA 