Salute To The General (Nathan Cross) novel Chapter 818

Shortly, Mindy Stuart, the director of education, personally retrieved the winning entry, which was Ethan Miller's poem.

Russell instructed James, "Recite the poem!”

Left without a choice, James picked up and recited with all his courage, "The Happy Poem, by Ethan Miller."

"Dad, Mom, Grandpa, and Grandma are happy."

"They are happy the day before, yesterday, today, and tomorrow."

"Happy on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday...

Everyone was flabbergasted at the nonsense that James sprouted in his poem.

Mindy couldn't help but question, "What the f*** is this?”

Zed Walker nodded. "How can this even be considered a poem, let alone awarded the

first prize?"

"Is this the best all the kids in Channing can do?"

The parents in the crowd started to protest, "This is ridiculous! My kids can do way better than that. The results definitely have been tampered with!"

Meanwhile, Russell stared at James coldly. "If this isn't abuse of authority, I don't know what is. What do you have to say for yourself?"

James remained defiant till the end, he insisted, "Mr. Crow, judging a poem is a subjective matter. I feel that my son's poem is an excellent one. His award was based on merit."

Russell scoffed, "Based on merit? Fine, retrieve Mr. Cross' daughter's poem and let us compare them."

In a short while, Queenie's entry was brought out.

Russell wanted Queenie to recite it herself.