
"Please do not touch the clay until I say you can do so," Mrs. Tebnii looked around the class sternly. "Dip your hands in the water and then wet the clay." Each student did as told. The last thing they wanted to do was upset the meanest teacher in the academy. "Now I would like you to kneed your clay like cooking dough. Soften it up, if you will." The class silently followed her every command.
