Kezia's efforts to please her father displeased him very much because she unknowingly tore up important papers that belonged to him. Specifically, she made a pin-cushion as a birthday gift for her father and stuffed it with torn pieces of paper she found, which turned out to be her father's speech for the Port Authority. Her father was very angry when he discovered this and scolded her harshly, even punishing her by hitting her palms with a ruler. This well- intentioned but innocent mistake led to displeasure rather than appreciation from her father.