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Open House

After dinner, Mom said, "Tom, please put down the book. It is time to
get dressed."

"Do I have to go to school?" asked Tom.

"Sort of," said Mom. "We are going to school this evening for an open
house. You can meet your teacher. You can see your classroom. You
don't have to stay there. Please get ready to go."

Tom was a little bit afraid. When he got to school, he held Mom's hand.
The school seemed big.

They walked down the hall. Outside each door was a list. Mom looked at the first list. It was for room 1A.

"You are not on that list. Let us check the next one."

They looked at the next list. It was for room 1B.

"Look," said Mom. "There is your name. This is your classroom."

The door was open. There were others there, too. Tom walked in. Mom walked in.

There was a big desk. It was for the teacher. Her name was Miss Pool.

There were smaller desks. Tom counted them. There were 25 desks.

Each desk had a name on it. Tom walked around. He looked at the desks. He looked at the names.

Tom stopped.

"Look, Mom," he said, "this is my desk."

There were papers on top. He gave them to Mom.

Tom looked inside the desk. He saw books inside.

There was a book for reading. There was one for spelling. There were other books, too. There were also books for
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math, English, and history.

Miss Pool, the teacher, came over.

"You must be Tom," she said. "I am very happy to meet you. My name is Miss Pool."

Tom said hi. He was not sure what to do. He liked Miss Pool. He wanted Miss Pool to like him, too.

"I have a rabbit at home," he said.

"You do?" asked Miss Pool. "What color is it?"

"It is black and white," said Tom. "Her name is Ruby."

"That is a good name. Perhaps you could bring her to class someday. I am sure the class would like her, too," said
Miss Pool.

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"Will we have a class pet?" asked Tom.

Miss Pool smiled.

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"Come with me," she said.

They went to one corner of the room. There was a fish tank. The water pump hummed. There was a hamster in a
cage. It was curled in a ball. There was a tank with hermit crabs.

"Wow," said Tom.

"I hope to hatch butterflies later on," said Miss Pool. "They call this the animal class."

"I love animals," said Tom.

"I can see that," said Miss Pool. "I think you will be a good helper."

Tom talked all the way home. He talked about his desk. He talked about his class. Most of all, he talked about
Miss Pool.

"I can see that you are not afraid now," said Mom. "That is good."