[00:00.00]But she stifled the children's laughter
[00:02.74]when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was,
[00:05.38]putting it on,
[00:06.30]and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist.
[00:09.97]Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day
[00:12.10]just long enough to say,
[00:14.38]"Mrs Thompson, today you smelled just like
[00:17.59]my mother used to."
[00:20.54]After the children left
[00:22.45]she cried for at least an hour.
[00:24.62]From that day on,
[00:26.11]she no longer felt as if she was
[00:27.54]just teaching reading,writing and arithmetic.
[00:30.64]Instead, she began to teach children.
[00:34.58]Mrs Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy
[00:37.25]As she worked with him,
[00:38.66]his mind seemed to come alive.
[00:40.95]By the end of the year,
[00:42.86]Teddy had become one of the smartest children
[00:44.48]in the class.
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