Erika-San by Allen Say

Author:Allen Say [Say, Allen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

The next morning, from the moment Erika entered the schoolyard, a crowd of children surrounded her.

"Foreigner! Foreigner!" they chanted in singsong voices.

"Oh, dear," she sighed. Once again, Erika could not think of a single Japanese word. Then she heard the sound of a whistle.

"Stand back, children, stand back!" A man came running. "Please forgive us," he said, and bowed. "We get so few foreign visitors here that the children are most curious. We heard that you were coming and they've been very excited."

"I'm so glad to meet you. My name is Erika," she said.

"Oh, wonderful, you speak Japanese! I'm Akira Imai. Let me show you to the principal's office."

By lunchtime, all the students called her Erika Sensei. Sensei means "teacher." Mr. Imai called her Erika-san, and she called him Aki-san.

"I'd be very happy to give you a tour of the island over the weekend," Aki offered.

"I would love that." Erika bowed.

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