Tamsin, a senior prefect, is expected to set a good example. At ballet practice, not only does she have a secret flask of, but she shares it with one of the junior girls. She is reported to her house master, who tells her to wait for him in the punishment room. But when he arrives there, he finds that she is still a bit silly. She treats the beating as a bit of a joke. After a dozen strokes with the standard rattan cane, the house master decides that she has not learnt her lesson. He changes the cane for a wicked red one, which will really make her bottom dance.After another twelve stokes, th...

Tamsin, a senior prefect, is expected to set a good example. At ballet practice, not only does she have a secret flask of, but she shares it with one of the junior girls. She is reported to her house master, who tells her to wait for him in the punishment room. But when he arrives there, he finds that she is still a bit silly. She treats the beating as a bit of a joke. After a dozen strokes with the standard rattan cane, the house master decides that she has not learnt her lesson. He changes the cane for a wicked red one, which will really make her bottom dance.After another twelve stokes, the question is whether or not she will take the next ballet practice more seriously. (CA237)