Happy Martin Luther King Day.

Every year on MLK Day,
I  think of Chad, who is now twentysomething.
When he was in first grade,
I told my class,
"This month we celebrate the birthday of a man named Mr.  King.
He helped people to get along peacefully.
Many people loved him.
He is now dead,
but people all over America celebrate his birthday today."

Chad got a puzzled look and raised his hand.
"But Mrs. Shaffner,
Elvis's birthday is January eighth...."