It was the end of summer vacation. School had started but a few girls from the class begged for a last hurrah.
“Let’s go swimming the pool’s open till Friday” one girl whispered and the idea took hold.
The planning began. One mother would drive there one mother would pick up; there were only eight girls. One mother involved then came up with the idea. “Let’s get Simon to take the girls straight to the pool after school.” Simon is the school bus driver who can sometimes get kind of grouchy overwhelmed from picking up and dropping off vanloads of laughing girls who often also fight over seats.
All the mothers agreed it was a great idea. And Simon agreed for only 15 shekel a girl.
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