Well Protected

"Oh, Mom! I don't feel good," moaned Camilla one morning. "Can I stay home today?" She sat down and clutched her stomach. Looking concerned, Mom agreed that Camilla could stay home from school.

An hour or so later, Camilla felt much better, and she went to help her mother make cookies. After putting on one of Mom's aprons, she tried to crack an egg into a bowl. "Oops!" she said as the egg broke, slid down her apron, and landed on the floor. "Good thing I'm wearing this apron."

As Mom helped clean up the mess, she looked at Camilla thoughtfully. "Do you think you really were sick this morning, or were you just nervous about going to school?"

Camilla sighed. "It is tough going to a new school. I don't have any friends here!"

"It will get better," Mom assured her. She wiped a bit of egg off the floor. "Camilla, just like you have that apron to protect your clothes as you work in the kitchen, you have someone to protect you as you go to school. Did you know that?"

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