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Now, they were already in the car and the children showed him their report sheets. He went through them carefully before he handed them over to Susan for her perusal. Then he turned and looked at the children, who were in the back seat, and remarked, “Your results are impressive.”

“Thank you, daddy. Did we make you proud?” Now, Tony, who had turned on his ignition and ready to move, was touched, and Susan was not left out. The children had missed the opportunity of making their father proud. Now, they had one, they put in their best to make him proud. Then, Tony spoke, “Yes. You made me proud, but you can do better,” he pointed out. Likewise, the children were challenged, and they promised, “We will do better.”

“Is that a promise or a wish?”

“It is a promise.”

“That's good. If you top the class, I will take you to Algeria for the Christmas holiday.”

Now, Susan smiled at the impossibility of Tony's expectations, and the children did not respond to his demand. When he noticed that they