candour - vocabulary stories

Twelve-year-old Callum had a serious problem. His Aunt Beatrice had just served

him a plate of what she called "experimental tuna surprise," and it tasted like someone had boiled

a shoe in fish sauce and then sprinkled it with burnt rubber. "Well?" Aunt Beatrice beamed

at him, her eyes twinkling with pride. "What do you think?" Callum's mum shot

him a warning look from across the table. His dad suddenly became very interested

in his napkin. Even his little sister Freya had gone suspiciously quiet.

"It's... um..." Callum's face went red. He'd been learning

about honesty and candour at school. Candour means the quality of being open and honest