A Texas teacher was helping
one of her kindergarten
students put on his cowboy boots.
He asked for help and she could see
why.
Even with her pulling and him pushing, the little boots still
didn't want to go on.
By the time they got the second boot on, she had
worked up a glow.
She almost cried when the little boy said, "Teacher,
they are on the wrong feet. "
Sure enough, they were.
it wasn't any easier pulling the boots off than it was putting them
on.
She managed to keep her cool as together
they worked to get
the boots back on, this time on the correct feet.
He then announced,
"These aren't my boots."
She bit her tongue rather than get right
in his face and scream,
"Why didn't you say so," like she wanted to.
Once again, she struggled to help him pull the ill-fitting boots off
his little feet.
No sooner had they gotten the boots off when he
said,
"They're my brother's boots. My Mom made me wear 'em."
Now she didn't know if she should laugh or cry.
But, she mustered up
what grace and courage she had left
to wrestle the boots onto his
little feet again.
Helping him with his coat, she asked,
"Now, where are your mittens?"
He said, "I stuffed 'em in the toes of my boots so I wouldn’t lose ‘em."
She will be eligible for parole in three years.
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