A frantic family have launched a facebook plea after their young son found his sister's £500 driving lesson money - and dished it out on the school playground.
The boy wanted to carry out an act of kindness at Pinchbeck East Primary School in Spalding, Lincolnshire.
So after finding the cash in a drawer, he stuffed it in his schoolbag.
When he arrived for class, the lad handed out the notes to his pals who gleefully accepted.
His parents have managed to track some of the money down but are still hundreds short.
Posting on the Pinchbeck Village News Facebook page, they said: “Help please! My son has taken a large amount of money into school today £520 (my older daughter’s driving lesson money) and has been giving it out to children mainly in his class (Class 5).
“If anyone’s child comes home with any money please please be honest and return it as it’s a 17-year-old’s.
“The school have managed to retrieve £330 so still a large amount missing. Please Class 5 parents check your children for £20 and £10 notes.”
His school have also offered to helped spread the word.
“Earlier this week, a young child from our school found a sum of cash at their home that their sister had been diligently saving for her driving lessons,” a statement from Pinchbeck East Primary School read.
“Inspired by the generosity that they had seen on certain social media channels, the child wanted to do something nice for their school friends. As a result, they secretly handed out over £500 to a number of fellow pupils during playtime.
“While clearly this is not behaviour that the school can endorse, it is important to note that this child was simply trying to do something to make their friends happy.
“We encourage every child to be kind and always try to be the very best version of themselves – it is just that in this case the child hadn’t fully realised the value of the money they had found or the implications of their actions.
“What we also take a huge amount of heart from is that all but £10 was returned within hours of this child’s actions coming to light.
"This has all now been given back to the child’s sister so that she can continue to plan for her driving lessons.”
