- Hello, friends! I am very glad that there are so many of you today! Where is your teacher?

"It's gone," said one.

"Gone to California!" Another interrupted.

"She's scared of us," the third decided.

–Unsurprisingly! Last Sunday Tip had kicked the ruffle of her dress. He's in trouble!

A loud burst of laughter followed this remark. The boys of the next group turned around to see what was going on there. And Tip put his hands in his hair, sharing the general gaiety...

"I'll bring you another teacher with whom you'll probably be pleased, and I hope you'll all try to be polite to her."

Only one young girl remained on the visitors' bench, meek and shy in appearance.

"Herr Holbrook!" She exclaimed when the Sunday school principal addressed her with his request. "I assure you that I can't take this group!" I've never worked in a Sunday school before! And then, I watched these boys – they don't stop laughing and being naughty and they don't intend to stop what they're doing.

–Exactly! Therefore I ask you to speak to them, in order to prevent them from further amusement.

–Oh no! They need someone else who can interest them.

"But we have no choice!" And if you don't take care of this group, it will be left without a teacher.

The girl still did not agree. Then Herr Holbrook said quietly:

– "… Because you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me."

All hesitation disappeared. The girl got up at once.

–Ok! If there is no one else, then I will go.

After passing by the attentive and decent disciples divided into numerous groups, she resolutely made her way to the bench at the entrance.

"Here, my friends," said the headmaster, "I present to you your teacher. Won't you behave like well-mannered people?

The girl took the place of the teacher, inwardly asking God to bless this first step of her work. Six pairs of sly and cheerful eyes stared at her in silent expectation.

– Can you repeat the verse given to you? She asked kindly.

"We can't do it today!" Bob Turner, who always answered first, replied.