Shanti Gets Grounded for Two Weeks

In the living room, Alice Liddell was sitting on the couch. Her father, Sinbad, was standing in front of her. He was very angry at her because she got suspended from Dover Elementary School for three days.

"Alice, how dare you get suspended from fourth grade at elementary school for three days!" Sinbad scolded, wagging his finger at her.

Alice became very angry too. She glared at Sinbad and protested, "It's not my fault! Hamish Paulson kept throwing his food at me and calling me nasty names!"

"And you gave him a black eye and a broken nose!" said Sinbad.

"Who cares?" yelled Alice.

"That's it," Sinbad shouted. "You're grounded!"

"I don't care!" Alice shouted back.

And with that, she began to bang on her chest like a gorilla and raise her fists in the air.

"Do not bang on your chest and raise your fists in the air!" Sinbad warned.

But Alice did not care. "No!" And she carried on banging on her chest and raising her fists in the air.

"Now go to your room!" commanded Sinbad.

"No!" Alice retorted, "I hate you!"

By now, Sinbad was furious! "Alice Maryanne Pleasance Liddell, how dare you say that! That's it, you are so grounded for the next two weeks! And that means you cannot have your favorite flavor of ice cream with your friends at the ice cream store!"

Now, it was Shanti's turn to be mad at Alice. She walked into the living room and wagged her finger at her. "Alice, listen to your father," she said. "He said that you're grounded for the next two weeks for being suspended from fourth grade at elementary school for three days!"

"Shanti, why do you always have to be so bossy?" Alice snapped.

"I'm getting Pinocchio right now!" said Shanti angrily. And she ran off to get her brother.

Pinocchio ran into the room and glared at Alice. "Alice! I heard what your father and sister said! You got suspended from Dover Elementary School for giving Hamish Paulson a black eye and a broken nose! That's it! You are grounded, grounded, grounded, grounded for the next two weeks!" he shouted.

"That means no computer, no video games, no TV, no movies, no hanging out with your friends, no going on dates with Gideon, no parties, no playground, no ANYTHING until you learn to obey your father's rules! Now go to your room!" Pinocchio ordered.

Alice became extremely furious. She glared angrily at Sinbad, Shanti, and Pinocchio and told them, "You guys are as evil and mean as the Queen of Hearts!" She then went to her room in tears, where her little kitten Dinah is sitting on her bed, waiting for her.