Nine-year-old Bernie “big head” takes in Miss Alma’s seventh cat, both the runts of the litter. He walks her on a leash to the taunts of the other kids on their way to school (maybe next year for Bernie).
Neighbor Mrs. Washington, as dark as the morning coffee she is drinking, observes the chastising through her kitchen window. One morning, after Bernie has moved on, she shames the children. “Empathy for those less fortunate than you is the greatest form of goodwill. This is the perfect time of the year for you to find ways to practice this.”
Neighbor Mrs. Washington, as dark as the morning coffee she is drinking, observes the chastising through her kitchen window. One morning, after Bernie has moved on, she shames the children. “Empathy for those less fortunate than you is the greatest form of goodwill. This is the perfect time of the year for you to find ways to practice this.”
