She looked round at them with an unpleasant smile on her face. 'Today I'm going to see if you can multiply by three. You!' She pointed at a boy called Wilfred. 'Stand up!' Wilfred stood up. 'Give me the answer ti this. I have seven apples, seven oranges and seven bananas. How many pieces of fruit do Ihave? Quickly! Give me the answer!'
'That isn't multiplying,'began Wilferd. 'That's-'