Asher whimpered, cringed, and corrected himself instantly. “Snack,” he whispered.
But the next morning he had done it again. And again the following week.
He couldn’t seem to stop, though for each lapse the discipline wand came again,
escalating to a series of painful lashes that left marks on Asher’s legs.
Eventually, for a period of time, Asher stopped talking altogether, when he was a Three.
“For a while,” the Chief Elder said, relating the story, “we had a silent Asher! But he learned.”
She turned to him with a smile. “When he began to talk again, it was with greater precision.
And now his lapses are very few. His corrections and apologies are very prompt. And his good humor is unfailing.”
The audience murmured in agreement. Asher’s cheerful disposition was well-known throughout the community.
“Asher.” She lifted her voice to make the official announcement. “We have given you the Assignment of Assistant Director of Recreation.”
She clipped on his new badge as he stood beside her, beaming. Then he turned and left the stage as the audience cheered.
When he had taken his seat again, the Chief Elder looked down at him and said the words
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