that she might give shots to anybody who behaved badly, but when Mrs. Bennett said, "I don't think so," Leah made a face and said okay, she wouldn't. Sam, who hadn't planned to behave badly, was nonetheless a little relieved. Sam thought Leah's shots would probably have been pretend ones, but he wasn't certain; and he didn't want a shot, pretend or real.
Mrs. Bennett's assistant teachers, Miss Ruth and Ben, helped the children organize themselves in a big circle. Ben, who was called Big Ben because he was very large, let two children
sit on his lap every morning; today he gave Lindsay and Josh a turn. Poor Miss Ruth was so thin that her lap was uncomfortable because her knees were pointy. She was sorry about that, so sometimes she let one of the children wear her big sunglasses. Today Leah, in her doctor's uniform, was wearing Miss Ruth's glasses; she had to wrinkle her nose again and again, to keep them from falling off.
Mrs. Bennett looked around with a smile. "Every single one of you came dressed for a Future Job," she said proudly.
"Becky didn't!" one of the firemen called out. Calling out was not good behavior, but sometimes the children did it anyway. Sometimes even Sam did it.
"I did too," Becky said, and pouted. Everybody looked at Becky. She was wearing a denim jumper, a red turtleneck, black tights, and white sneakers. Her hair was pulled back in a ponytail and tied with a piece of blue yarn.
Mrs. Bennett smiled. "Would you stand up, Becky?" she asked.
So Becky stood.
"Would you like to tell the children about your Future Job?" Mrs. Bennett asked. But Becky looked at the floor, pouting still.
"Would you like me to give them a hint?" Mrs. Bennett asked.
Becky nodded.
So Mrs. Bennett thought for a minute. "Becky told me what she wanted her Future Job to be," she explained, "and we tried to figure out how she should dress."
Everybody stared at Becky, who was wearing her regular clothes. Even Sam, who was pretty good at figuring things out, was puzzled.
"We decided to ask Miss Ruth for advice," Mrs. Bennett explained.
Everybody was looking at Miss Ruth, who was sitting on the floor with the children. Miss Ruth smiled. Sam was still puzzled. So were the others.
"Miss Ruth," Mrs. Bennett suggested, "why don't you stand up with Becky?"
So the assistant teacher unfolded her legs, rose, and went to stand beside Becky. Miss Ruth was wearing a blue denim jumper, a red turtleneck, black tights, and white sneakers. Her hair, pulled back into a ponytail, was tied with a piece of blue yarn.
Suddenly Sam got it. Even though it was not good behavior, he called out. "Becky's going to be a nursery school teacher!" Sam shouted.
"
Assistant,
" Becky corrected.
"Do you want to tell us a little about what you'll be doing in that job, Becky?"
"Uh, help children do stuff," she said.
"That's right," said Mrs. Bennett. "You'll be a good helper, andâwhat else?"
"Teacher. I'll teach them to do scissors," Becky said.
"Good for you. Okay, you can sit down now, Becky." Miss Ruth, the assistant, went back over to her place and sat on the floor again, near Sam. Becky continued to stand.
"And paste," she said.
"That's right. We do a lot of pasting in school, don't we? Okay, nowâ" Mrs. Bennett looked around the circle.
"And pour juice," Becky said.
"Right. Who wantsâ"
"And take children to the bathroom," Becky said.
Mrs. Bennett looked at the big clock on the wall. "Good for you, Beck. Sit down now."
"And I would drive one of the cars on field trips," Becky said, still standing. "And read stories," she added.
"
Sit down!
" Adam yelled. "It's time for firemen!"
"
And play the piano!
" Becky yelled back.
Sam sighed. He wanted to tell about zookeeping. He wanted to open the big bag behind the piano. But he was afraid it was going to be a long wait.
7
Finally.
Finally.
It was about to be Sam's turn at last.
He could tell that Mrs. Bennett was getting a little impatient. Becky had been crying, over on
Mrs. Bennett's assistant teachers, Miss Ruth and Ben, helped the children organize themselves in a big circle. Ben, who was called Big Ben because he was very large, let two children
sit on his lap every morning; today he gave Lindsay and Josh a turn. Poor Miss Ruth was so thin that her lap was uncomfortable because her knees were pointy. She was sorry about that, so sometimes she let one of the children wear her big sunglasses. Today Leah, in her doctor's uniform, was wearing Miss Ruth's glasses; she had to wrinkle her nose again and again, to keep them from falling off.
Mrs. Bennett looked around with a smile. "Every single one of you came dressed for a Future Job," she said proudly.
"Becky didn't!" one of the firemen called out. Calling out was not good behavior, but sometimes the children did it anyway. Sometimes even Sam did it.
"I did too," Becky said, and pouted. Everybody looked at Becky. She was wearing a denim jumper, a red turtleneck, black tights, and white sneakers. Her hair was pulled back in a ponytail and tied with a piece of blue yarn.
Mrs. Bennett smiled. "Would you stand up, Becky?" she asked.
So Becky stood.
"Would you like to tell the children about your Future Job?" Mrs. Bennett asked. But Becky looked at the floor, pouting still.
"Would you like me to give them a hint?" Mrs. Bennett asked.
Becky nodded.
So Mrs. Bennett thought for a minute. "Becky told me what she wanted her Future Job to be," she explained, "and we tried to figure out how she should dress."
Everybody stared at Becky, who was wearing her regular clothes. Even Sam, who was pretty good at figuring things out, was puzzled.
"We decided to ask Miss Ruth for advice," Mrs. Bennett explained.
Everybody was looking at Miss Ruth, who was sitting on the floor with the children. Miss Ruth smiled. Sam was still puzzled. So were the others.
"Miss Ruth," Mrs. Bennett suggested, "why don't you stand up with Becky?"
So the assistant teacher unfolded her legs, rose, and went to stand beside Becky. Miss Ruth was wearing a blue denim jumper, a red turtleneck, black tights, and white sneakers. Her hair, pulled back into a ponytail, was tied with a piece of blue yarn.
Suddenly Sam got it. Even though it was not good behavior, he called out. "Becky's going to be a nursery school teacher!" Sam shouted.
"
Assistant,
" Becky corrected.
"Do you want to tell us a little about what you'll be doing in that job, Becky?"
"Uh, help children do stuff," she said.
"That's right," said Mrs. Bennett. "You'll be a good helper, andâwhat else?"
"Teacher. I'll teach them to do scissors," Becky said.
"Good for you. Okay, you can sit down now, Becky." Miss Ruth, the assistant, went back over to her place and sat on the floor again, near Sam. Becky continued to stand.
"And paste," she said.
"That's right. We do a lot of pasting in school, don't we? Okay, nowâ" Mrs. Bennett looked around the circle.
"And pour juice," Becky said.
"Right. Who wantsâ"
"And take children to the bathroom," Becky said.
Mrs. Bennett looked at the big clock on the wall. "Good for you, Beck. Sit down now."
"And I would drive one of the cars on field trips," Becky said, still standing. "And read stories," she added.
"
Sit down!
" Adam yelled. "It's time for firemen!"
"
And play the piano!
" Becky yelled back.
Sam sighed. He wanted to tell about zookeeping. He wanted to open the big bag behind the piano. But he was afraid it was going to be a long wait.
7
Finally.
Finally.
It was about to be Sam's turn at last.
He could tell that Mrs. Bennett was getting a little impatient. Becky had been crying, over on
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