All morning long, his mom and dad worried and fretted. They couldn’t wait until lunch time. That was when Tommy was supposed to phone. At last, it was lunch time and Tommy called his parents to touch base. His parents were so happy to hear from their boy.
“How is your very first day at school so far, son?” asked his dad.
“It’s good so far. We’re learning lots of things.” said Tommy.
“What did you learn this morning, dear?” his mother asked. “Did you learn how to tie your shoes? Did you learn the letters of the alphabet? Did you learn the colors of the rainbow?”
Tommy replied. “No, we learned something more interesting than that. We learned about the rivers and lakes of Bolivia.”
Tommy’s parents thought that was unusual for a child in kindergarten to learn. But it had been so long since they had been in school they couldn’t remember. They asked him to call them when he got home from school at the end of the day.
The afternoon passed slowly. Tommy’s mom and dad worried about their little boy. Finally, the phone rang at four o’clock.
It was Tommy. He had arrived at home with no problems. His mother asked him what he had don