The kids at school liked to tease Liz because she was tall for her age.  Whenever she walked in the classroom, Liz would lower her eyes to the floor until she reached her desk.  Mr. Fuzz, the teacher, was always disappointed with the behavior of his students because they treated Liz badly for no reason.  He liked Liz because she was very wise.  However, Liz would never raise her hand because she did not want her classmates to tease her further.

One day, Mr. Fuzz decided to surprise both Liz and the class with an activity.  Mr. Fuzz handed out scissors to the kids along with several pieces of colored paper.  He then handed out a paper with instructions about how to make a paper rose, and he announced that the first student to make it would win a prize.  Mr. Fuzz watched as Liz followed the instructions with ease and created the paper rose in no time.  Before Liz began to realize that she was the only student done with the project, Mr. Fuzz cleared his throat and announced the winner.  Liz froze when she heard her name, and she felt that her knees were too weak to stand up and receive her prize.

Mr. Fuzz pulled a large vase full of candy from behind his desk. When he announced that it was up to Liz to share her prize, the kids in his classroom lowered their eyes to the floor.  However, Liz stood up and began to pass out candy to everyone, even Mr. Fuzz.  Afterwards, she helped the other students finish their roses, and soon the vase was filled with paper roses instead of candy.  Mr. Fuzz kept the vase on his desk as a reminder, and Liz was never teased again.