Jane sighed When will the lunch bell ring she wondered It was uncomfortable holding her book under her desk and sneaking peeks when Miss Kortright wasn’t looking Jane wished she could be out on her bike instead Or learning something interesting Nothing was worse than being bored
Suddenly Jane’s eyes opened wide Now this was interesting Miss Kortright was demonstrating something called a toothbrush Jane had never seen one of these before None of the children had You all must promise to brush your teeth every day for the rest of your lives her teacher ordered Jane knew a promise was a serious thing She also knew she couldn’t be certain that she’d brush her teeth every single day for the rest of her life So Jane refused to promise Not only that she encouraged her classmates to do the same An angry Miss Kortright sent her home
