<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ff99">Jack looked down at his shoes again.  "Sometimes the other kids are mean.  They call me a teacher's pet, and take away my books."  He chewed at his lip.  "And Miz Wilson doesn't always b'lieve that I know a big word, a'cuz I don't say 'em right all the time.  She says I'm -- whazit -- parroting.  Like the bird."  He looked up at Jethro.  "But I <i>know</i> what it means, Papa.  I don't use it unless I know, a'cuz Uncle Spencer taught me how to look up words."</span></span>