James," the teacher stopped him, you should say 'asked,' not 'asked
"Asked, not asked," James repeated. He went on with his story: "And my mommy say we ain't got but a-"
"You don't say 'We ain't got the teacher explained firmly. "You say 'We don't have."
James stopped talking. The next day, when it was time for school, he told his mother that his tummy hurt
It is easy to understand why James had a stomachache. Like all preschool children, he wasn't aware of grammar or articulation and so didn't understand why the teacher was correcting him when he was telling the truth. The one thing that he did sense was that the teacher didn't like the way he talked. Was there something bad about his talking? Was there something bad about him?