The old man and lady lived happily ever after. The end.

That concludes our little story.
Did you all enjoy it?

Yeah, it was really good!

And you're a really good reader, Ms. Honami!

Yeah, I love your voice! It's so kind and gentle!

Oh...

Hehe.
Thank you very much!

(When's the last time I read a picture book for others? I remember reading one for Saki when she was in the hospital.)

(She even commented on how gentle my voice is and asked me to read quite a few of them.)

Ms. Honami, can you read “Little Red Riding Hood” for us next?!

No, read “Momotaro”!

Then, let's read both of them.

You mean it? You'll read “Momotaro”?

Of course. I promise to read it, so there's no need to worry.

Okay! I'll try to be patient.

That's very grown-up of you. Thank you for offering to wait.

...!!

No fair! I want a head pat too!

Me three!

H-Huh...?!

Ms. Honami! Let's make this puzzle together!

A puzzle...?!

No, Ms. Honami's gonna read some stories to us!

Yeah, she even promised to read “Momotaro”!

Ms. Honami, let's go outside and play tag! We're all gonna work together to catch Ms. Emu!

W-W-Wait...!
I'm still not done reading these stories to everyone...

No, stop! She's not done reading to us yet!

Yeah!

E-Everybody, let's all just settle down...

(I-If this keeps up, they're all going to end up fighting...! Wh-What am I supposed to do...?)

Hehe. The children seem to have taken quite a liking to you, Ms. Honami.

O-Oh, hello...!

Everyone, I have a question for all of you. How many of Ms. Honami are there?

One!

That's right. So, what should we do if we want her to read stories, make puzzles and play tag?

Do them in order...?

Yes, we'll have to decide on an order.
And I'm sure Ms. Honami will play with all of you if we figure one out.

Do you think she'd break her promise?

No, she wouldn't!

Oh...

Exactly. So, let's come up with an order that'll make it easier for Ms. Honami to play with all of us!

Okay!

That was amazing! Thank you very much!

Hehe. You're welcome.
You can take it from here, yes?

Yes!

(Playtime's almost over.
That means we'll be painting soon...)

(I'll be fine. I practiced so much with Ena...)

Did you get a chance to play with all the children, Ms. Honami?

Yes, I did. They behaved themselves so well after you stepped in to help.

I'm glad to hear that.

The visitors who come to these job shadowings are always popular with the children, but you two are on a different level. They just can't get enough of you.

I mean, look at Ms. Emu.
She's outside running around with so many of them.

Gwah-hah-hah!
If you don't run, Ms. Emu's gonna get you!

No, she's coming towards us!

Run! Run away! Haha!

Hehe. They all seem to be enjoying themselves very much.

See what I mean? They all love you this much, so I'm sure our painting activity will go very smoothly.

Oh...

(Did she notice how nervous I am about that...?)

Yes...!
I promise to do my best with them during our painting activity!

That's the spirit.
Anyway, I'll go get Ms. Emu.

(This teacher's such an amazing person...)

(But I'm also a teacher today, so I also have to do everything I can!)