The teacher was waiting in the classroom to say hello.
One boy refused to go in.
His mother had to bribe him with money.
When everyone was seated, the teacher said, “Welcome to your first day at school!”
Then she called out their names one by one.
Those who were brave enough raised their hands and said, “Yes.” Dani raised hers, even though she thought she might faint.
Then they were given pencils and paper to write their names.
Dani’s real name was Daniela, but she wrote “Dani.”
A girl called Michaela wrote “Mickey.”
A boy called Eric wrote “Meatball.”
Jonathan just wrote “Jonathan.”
Everyone could write their own name except one boy. But the teacher helped him.
Just when it started to be fun, it was time to go home.
That evening, Dani’s family celebrated her first day.
Dani’s family was Dani, her father, and Cat.
Cat probably thought that Dani was grown up now that she had started school.
“It wasn’t so hard,” she explained to him. “Maybe a little bit scary, but lots of fun!”
But she didn’t have any friends yet.
