Jodie started crying out in the hall. She didn’t want to cry in front of everybody, but she couldn’t hold back any more. “I’m sorry this happened, ”he said. “But remember, hard work done well is something to be proud of. There’s nothing wrong with being a garbage man, absolutely not. ”
Jodie’s father came to walk her home from school as usual. She didn’t run up to him the way she always did. When they were up in their apartment, Jodie went to her little room and cried for a good long time before she did her homework. Her father must have heard her.
He came into her room. “What happened, Jodie? Why are you so sad? ”Jodie didn’t want to tell him at first. She didn’t want to hurt her father’s feelings. Her father sat on the bed, put his hand on her shoulder. “It’s OK, sweetie. You can tell me. You can tell me everything, you know. But you don’t have to tell me your secrets, if you don’t want to. Is this a secret? ”
“It’s not a secret. The other kids laughed at me because you’re a garbage man. They said your job was dirty and you smelled bad. They said I smelled bad too. ”
Jodie looked at her father. He didn’t seem angry, hurt or sad. “Well then, ”he said. “I guess those kids just don’t know how much fun it is to be a garbage man. ”
“Your friends at school were right, though. Being a garbage man is a dirty job. Garbage is dirty. But then me and the guys I work with come along, catch the garbage and throw it in the truck. Then everything’s nice and clean, the way we like it. And when I get home, I take a long hot shower so I’m clean as the day I was born. I like my job, Jodie. And I like the people I work with, too. ”
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