Developing a story:
Develop a story and suggest a suitable title. The conclusion/end is given.
……………. thus they decided to speak the truth.

Honesty is the Best Policy

Rohan, Aryan and Ron were best friends. When the class teacher announced their yearly trip, Aryan and Ron were extremely happy but Rohan was rather silent. Upon being confronted by them, Rohan told Aryan and Ron that he would not be joining them on the school trip as his dad had lost his job recently. Desperate to find a way to get Rohan aboard, Aryan and Ron lied to their parents. They said that the cost of the trip was ₹750 instead of ₹500. They used the extra money to pay for Rohan’s share. Little did they realise that one lie would lead to a series of lies. They had to convince Rohan that they had paid for his fee from their pocket money. Then, Aryan had to lie to his parents that he had submitted the letter from his mother. She had written to the class teacher regarding the increase in the trip charge that year. Rohan had to convince his parents that the school was not charging for the trip that year. After all the effort, they were finally happy that Rohan could join them on their trip. But on the 1st of the next month, Ron’s parents called him. “Son, how much was the charge for the school trip?” From their tone, he realised he had been caught and blurted out the truth. The school had sent a receipt to all the parents along with the monthly mail. All of them confessed their lies before their parents, who forgave them but expressed regret at their lies. And thus, they decided to speak the truth.