May 6 years old in first grade. She's the kind of fourth-right kid who, when we sit down for an interview, for I can get to any of the things that I want to ask her. She launches into a few get-to-know-you questions of her own. Hi, May. What's your favorite color? We discuss favorite colors, and then she moves on to... What's your middle name? I'm glad you're asking me that. My middle name is... We move on to last names.

And soon she's instruct and then she moves on to... What's your middle name? I'm glad you're asking me that.

We move on to last names,

and soon she's instructed me on the pronunciation of her last name.

Can you say Zmew Jensky?

That's how you say it.

Smeil Jensky.

Z-M-U-D-C-Z-Y-N-S-K-I.

The story was there to talk to Ms. M-Gensky about, happened at the beginning of the school year.

In St. Louis, where she lives, it was hot out.

It's sort of a funny story, so my sister told me to wear long sleeves, I mean short sleeves because it was like summer.

Mm-hmm.

So, and I wanted to wear long sleeves.

And I just got mad.

Yeah.

And I also said stop bossing me around.

So she really didn't like it and she has a very fiery temper.

This is her older sister, Johanna.

Johanna's eight in third grade.

Again, May 6th, first grade.

And Johanna, as the older sister, is very aware of the things that make May upset.

Mostly when I tell her what to do.

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