My name is Tetsuo. I'm the famous troublemaker of Class 3, Grade 1. So, one day Yoko let out a little "toot" — she farted. Without even thinking, I blurted out to the teacher that Yoko had farted. I guess I never liked how she always acted like the perfect model student. When she farted, I thought, this is my chance! I figured the teacher would scold her for sure. But guess what happened? The teacher took Yoko's side! She said farting is just a sign of good health. Still, Yoko seemed embarrassed and put her head down on her desk, crying. Serves her right, I thought. Just then, Satoshi jumped up and asked the teacher, "But shouldn't you never fart in an elevator, or during class?" But the teacher still stuck up for Yoko. She said people aren't alarm clocks — you can't always control when a fart is going to come out. I mean, I guess that's true, but she sure smacked me on the head when I farted on purpose as a joke! From then on, it seemed like the other kids became more interested in farts than in Yoko herself. Yuji started worrying whether his mom was farting properly, and Takeshi went on about how loudly his mom could fart. Honestly, none of my friends' stories were interesting at all. Yoko still seemed to be crying. What should I do? The teacher said that every living creature farts — even her pet cat! Finally, Yoko lifted her face. Her eyes were red. Looked like she'd stopped crying. She even smiled a little. All the kids in Class 3 were laughing together now. When the teacher told us to write an essay about farts, the classroom — which had just calmed down — started buzzing again. If Yoko had farted right at that moment, no one would have even noticed, right? Just then, a butterfly flew into the classroom. I glanced at Yoko and muttered, "Even butterflies fart." She nodded. Guess she wasn't mad at me for tattling after all. Phew, what a relief. After yesterday's fart incident, I wrote a poem about farts. The teacher said it was "so very me" and gave me five circles — that means a perfect score. Then she said, "You shouldn't tease Yoko so much. What if everyone finds out you actually like her?" Wait, me? Like Yoko? No way. I definitely do not like Yoko. Really, I mean it. Anyway, Yoko also got a perfect score for her writing about farts. Want to read the perfect essays that Yoko and I wrote?