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.

"We don't learn poetry at all," his neighbor explained, "and we only come here when it's too hot outside and we can't fish or pick nuts."

"But Tip came in only because he was too lazy to go any further," added a third, pushing his neighbor in the side.

–Untruth! Tip shouted. "I came because it was very hot at home, and I couldn't stay there any longer!"

At this remark, all three laughed loudly.

"It's very good that you came!" The teacher said. – You probably like to listen to stories? Do you want me to tell you something?

The guys agreed.

"I'll tell you what happened to one of my acquaintances one day.