The painting is so lifelike that it's hard to believe that the flowers are real. The narrator tells us that this is the first time he's ever seen a painting that's so lifelike. He's also the first person to ever see a painting with paw prints on it. The painting reminds him of the paw prints of cats, and the narrator says that he pressed the ink onto the scroll to imitate them. He says that his painting is too good to be fake, and that he was jealous that the other students were better than him. He apologizes, and says that if he tells Aunty about it, she'll be screwed. Aunty tells him to go back to his seat, because she's learned his lesson. She tells him that his father is a great teacher, and he'll catch up quickly if he has a good teacher.