A boy tries to get grounded by his dad to avoid attending his friend Cody's violin recital. He attempts various methods, including breaking his dad's TV, spitting in his food, starting a fire, and even punching him in the face, but none of these efforts result in him getting grounded. His dad is surprisingly laid-back and even thinks the fire is for a birthday celebration. In a last-ditch effort, the boy calls the police and falsely reports a bomb in his dad's room, but this backfires when the police officer arrives and thinks it's a birthday surprise. Ultimately, the boy reluctantly attends the violin recital, having failed to get grounded.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. A person wants their friends to attend their violin recital.
2. The friends do not want to attend the recital.
3. One of the friends tries to get grounded by their dad to avoid attending the recital.
4. The friend breaks their dad's TV by sliding down the stairs on it.
5. The dad does not ground the friend because he had already ordered a new TV.
6. The friend tries to get grounded again by photoshopping a fake report card with failing grades.
7. The dad is not upset about the failing grades and instead is glad the friend will be attending summer school.
8. The friend spits in their dad's food, but the dad does not ground them because he often spits in his food too.
9. The friend tries to get grounded by lighting a fire in the kitchen, but the dad thinks it's a birthday candle.
10. The friend punches their dad in the face and knocks out a tooth.
11. The dad does not ground the friend because he wants to meet the tooth fairy.
12. The friend calls the police and reports a fake bomb threat to try to get their dad in trouble.
13. The police officer who responds to the call is not what the friend expected.
14. The police officer was actually a stripper hired by the friend's dad for his birthday.
15. The friend's plan to get grounded ultimately fails.