Twelve-year-old Esther came from a poor family.
Her school uniform was old but clean.
On her first day at a new school, she entered the classroom.
One student whispered,
« Don’t sit near her. Look at her shoes. »
Another laughed.
« She must be very poor. »
Esther quietly sat alone.
At lunchtime, she ate plain boiled yam while the other children laughed.
They Mocked the Poor Girl for Her Worn-Out Shoes—Years Later She Returned as the Woman Who Changed Their School Forever
