The Pencil That Remembered Everything
The Pencil That Remembered Everything Tom was a curious little boy who loved learning new things. He lived in a small town with his parents and went to a cheerful school near his home. Tom liked reading books, drawing pictures, and solving puzzles. But there was one thing he did not like at all. He did not like making mistakes. Whenever he wrote a wrong answer, misspelled a word, or drew something badly, he felt upset. "Oh no!" Tom would say. "I made another mistake." Sometimes he would erase his work so hard that the paper almost tore. His teacher, Mrs. Green, often smiled and said, "Mistakes help us learn, Tom." But Tom never believed her. "How can mistakes help anyone?" he would ask. One rainy afternoon, Tom was cleaning his desk at home. Inside an old wooden box, he found a strange golden pencil. The pencil looked very old, but it shined brightly. Attached to it was a tiny note. The note said: "I remember every mistake, and I never forge...