I teach a bilingual kindergarten class. One Monday I noticed that two of my students, Juan and Cynthia, had a shared on Friday of that week. I told both their moms that they could bring in to celebrate their children’s birthdays. I wondered whether either wanted to bring in a birthday treat for the kids. On Thursday, I asked Juan and Cynthia about it, but they didn’t know anything about their parents’ plans. Both children, however, were veryabout having a birthday party the next day in class. As I was tired after work, I decided toit until the next day. The next morning my first thought was: What should I do about the cake? It would be terrible if there was nothing for the kids toat the party. The thought worried me as I approached (接近) the Mexican bakery on my drive to school. The shop had four large pieces of cake for a dollar each. The only thing was I wason cash. I needed the five dollars in my purse tountil payday. However, I decided the party was the most important. After story time, I told the students that we are celebrating the double birthdays of Juan and Cynthia.I brought out the cake and lit the candles, and then we sang Happy Birthday. I cut each of the four pieces of cake into five little pieces. It was just , all 20 of my students had come to class that day. At the end, they said thank you to me. As I watched them walk away, still , tears came to my eyes. After talking with their parents, I learned that our simple celebration had been both Cynthia’s and Juan’s first birthday party. I had to the last couple of days of that month on the one dollar ---- but it was certainly worth it!