A teacher announced an inter-school drawing competition, with a scholarship as the prize, and students, including a talented boy named Ganesh, prepared eagerly. However, Ganesh was late, having misunderstood the competition timing, which led to another girl winning. The story highlights the excitement and anticipation of the event contrasted with Ganesh's absence due to a simple mix-up.

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2. One day, our teacher made an announcement in
class that there will be an inter-school drawing
competition.
The winner of the competition would get a scholarship to
learn painting from a renowned painter.
Ganesh was very good at drawing and
always won the first prize in all the school
competitions..

3. The teacher announced the date and time of the competition
twice.
Most of us were packing our pencil boxes and school bags at
that time, to go home.
I was certain that Ganesh would win the competition.

4. The school hall was filled
with excited students
armed with their pencils
and paints and oodles of
enthusiasm…
The day of the
competition arrived…

5. I asked Mahesh who was sitting next to me if he had seen
Ganesh..
But he said that he has not seen Ganesh since morning..

6. The competition started…
But Ganesh did not arrive…
A girl from another school won
the competition…

7. On the way back home thinking why Ganesh did not
come, I saw him playing marbles with the other boys…
On checking up, he was shocked and exclaimed. “The
competition was supposed to be in the afternoon !”