A little girl came into a police station to confess to a serious crime, but what she said left the officer in complete shock 
That day, a family arrived at the station: a mother, a father, and their little daughter, who was no more than two years old. The girl had tearful eyes and looked very sad. The parents were also anxious and clearly didn’t know what to do.
— May we see the police uncle? — the father asked the receptionist quietly.
— I’m sorry, sir, I don’t quite understand… why have you come here and whom would you like to see? — the receptionist replied in surprise.
The man straightened up and sighed awkwardly.
— You see… our daughter has been crying for several days. We can’t calm her down. She keeps saying she wants to talk to a police uncle to confess a crime. She barely eats, cries all the time, and can’t really explain what happened. I’m truly sorry, this is very embarrassing, but… perhaps one of the officers could spare a few minutes for us?
This conversation was accidentally overheard by one of the sergeants. He stepped closer and crouched down in front of the little girl.
— I have two minutes. How can I help?
— Thank you so much, — the father said with relief. — Sweetheart, this is the police uncle. Tell him what you wanted to say.
The little girl looked carefully at the man in uniform, sniffled, and asked:
— Are you really a police officer?
— Of course, — he smiled. — See the uniform?
The girl nodded.
— I… I committed a crime, — she said, stammering.
— Go on, — the officer replied calmly. — I’m a police officer, you can tell me everything.
— And then will you put me in prison? — she asked in a trembling voice.
— That depends on what you did, — he answered gently.
The girl couldn’t hold it in any longer, burst into tears, and almost immediately blurted out something that left everyone around her completely shocked. 
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— I hit my brother on the leg… very hard. Now he has a bruise. And he’s going to die… I didn’t mean to. Please don’t put me in prison…
The officer was stunned at first, then couldn’t help but smile. He gently hugged the crying girl and said softly:
— No, sweetheart. Your brother will be fine. People don’t die from bruises.
The girl looked up at him with tear-filled eyes.
— Really?
— Really. But you mustn’t do that again, okay?
— Yes…
— Do you promise?
— I promise…
The little girl wiped away her tears, snuggled up to her mother, and for the first time in several days, the station grew calm and quiet.
