Perfume

After the children left, she cried for at least an hour.



On that very day, she quit teaching reading, writing and arithmetic. Instead, she began to teach children.



Mrs.. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her lie that she would love all the children the same, Teddy became one of his "teacher's pets."





One year later, Mrs. Thompson found a note under her door, from Teddy, telling her that she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.



Six years went by before she got another note from Teddy. He then wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.