Honesty | Best Story On Honesty
A girl named Riya lived in a big city. Riya’s mother and father both worked in the city. Riya’s parents were very fond of her. So they bought her what Riya wanted.
They would come and buy her presents whenever they went to the market. She lived very fondly with her parents. Riya is very smart. She also excelled in her studies. Not only that, she always has the quality of helping others.
One day when Riya was going to school she saw a crowd outside her classroom. Riya wanted to know what was going on there. Everyone was enjoying Riya’s friend Mary’s new pen when she came near the crowd. Riya also looks at that pen.
She loved that pen. She once asked Mary for the pen and bought it and wrote it in her book. At that time the school bell rang. Immediately all the children went to the school grounds for morning prayers.
At that time the Teacher asked Riya to bring some chalk from the classroom. Then Riya went to class. Riya wanted to take Mary’s pen and use it again, so she took it from Mary’s bag.
Then she heard the sound of someone walking by, and in that hurry she put the pen in her pocket and saw who it was. Teena, her other friend, was coming back to class as she was ill.
Riya immediately ran from there and went to pray. But that pen was just in her pocket. After the prayer, everyone, including Riya, went to class. Mary realized that her pen was missing and complained to the teacher.
The teacher immediately called everyone in the class and asked who was in the class at the time of the prayer. Everyone waved to Teena. Teena was Innocent she knew nothing about that pen.
The teacher scolded Teena very much. The teacher never noticed Teena saying that she knew nothing about the pen. Finally, the teacher said, “I’m going to take you to the headmaster now if you do not tell me the truth.”
Riya was very scared when she heard what the teacher said and she did not say anything. Riya returned home in the evening after class that day. She remembered the mistake she had made all day. She was the one who took the pen but Teena got scolded by the teacher. She could not sleep that day because of that guilt.
The next morning Riya went to school. She saw Teena crying as she went inside the class and thought, “I should tell the truth”. The teacher came and told Teena to tell the truth.
Riya took her hand and said “Stop, that pen is with me, I was scared to tell the truth yesterday. Forgive me, I will never do anything like this again” said Riya.
All the students in the class looked at Riya in amazement and shock.
Listening to Riya’s answer, “Riya you are a very honest girl. Isn’t it so small that everyone comes forward and admits the mistake, we can all make a mistake but realizing our mistake and correcting it is a big thing never do this mistake again,” said the teacher.
“I swear I will never do anything like this again,” said Riya.
Riya then apologized to Teena for the mistake. Everyone applauded Riya’s honesty.
Justice for Best Story On Honesty:
We should be honest in correcting our mistakes like Riya, even if we make a mistake unknowingly.