Professor Morgan continued collecting the dung herself and smiled at the few students that had stood up to join her. "Excellent work, guys. Keep it up." She smiled. They certainly knew the way to earn brownie points with her.

Looking over at the bad other kids, still sitting on their blankets, Iliana placed her free hand on her hip and said, "I'm not asking again." Little did they know that their homework would be impossible to complete without dung collection first. But she had no intention of telling them that. Refusal was their choice. Awarding points was hers.

"The sooner you get this done, the sooner you'll get back to your warm beds."