David

On the first day of school when Stevie began second grade, he was talking to David, a

 friend from last year.  David is a good reader, but he is small and some of the kids were

 teasing him about his size.  Stevie stepped in and reassured David that he had grown a
 lot since last year.  This pleased David who told his mom, who then phoned Laurie to tell

 her.  When Laurie praised Stevie, he responded that he did not  want David to feel bad

 and that he knows Laurie is short and he would not want anyone to make her feel bad

 either.  Laurie told Bill that she almost cried when Stevie told her this, and when Bill laid

 down with Stevie at bedtime, he told him how proud we all are of him