Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

Lilly adores school and Mr. Slinger until her new purse, glasses and coins become impossible to keep for sharing time. After the teacher holds them until day’s end, she retaliates with an unkind note, then confronts guilt when his own message remains warm. Her apology and return to school form a repair arc rather than a simple punishment.

Chrysanthemum also follows a mouse through school distress, but the harm comes from peers mocking her name. Lilly is the more useful choice for impulse, authority and remorse after causing harm oneself. It is substantially longer than a rule reminder, and the slow emotional turn is the reason to choose it.