The schoolmaster told us that there was to be a flower show for the school children this year, and that an old gentleman would give prizes to the best arranged wild flowers.

He told all the young people in the country, "I'll give each of you a seed. Plant it and show me your flower in one year, and I'll choose a new king from you."

When Monica was called upon to give her speech, she stood up and walked to the front of the class without any notes, in a show of confidence.