Mildred D. Taylor: "Christopher-John yang malang jatuh ke tangan Miss....

"Christopher-John yang malang jatuh ke tangan Miss. Daisy Crocker. Saya sangat bersimpati kepadanya, tetapi seperti dalam semua hal lain, Christopher John mencoba melihat sisi baiknya karena harus menghadapi tikus yang demikian setiap pagi. "Mungkin dia sudah berubah," katanya penuh harap pada hari pertama sekolah. Namun, ketika kelas usai dia terlihat diam. Nah? "Tanyaku padanya. Dia mengangkat bahu dengan sedih dan mengakui," Dia masih sama."

--- Mildred D. Taylor

Versi Bahasa Inggris

Poor Christopher-John had fallen into the hands of Miss. Daisy Crocker. I greatly sympathized him, but as in everything else, Christopher John tried to see the bright side in having to face such a shrew every morning. "Maybe she done changed," he said hopefully on the first day of school. However, when classes were over he was noticeably quiet. Well?" I asked him. He shrugged dejectedly and admitted, "She still the same.