Last Wednesday morning we had some excitement in downtown Silverton. Firetrucks and other rescue vehicles (Alexander counted at least five) crowded into the intersection of Oak and Water streets. We could see their flashing lights as I was dropping Alexander off at school. For once, we were early. But did Alexander go in and begin his school day as all the other children did?
No, he did not.
He had to find out what was going on. As each new parent arrived with a tidbit of information, we discovered that the popcorn machine in the Palace Theatre had caught fire and burned up the lobby. Did Alexander go into the school then?
No, he did not.
He patrolled the sidewalk to make sure that every student entering the school knew what had happened to the Palace. Finally, once everyone else was in school and there was nothing more he could do, he relinquished his post and joined his classmates, no doubt to speculate on the details of the accident and the number of flashing lights on the rescue vehicles.
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