But in time, a thought began to
break through Lupe’s despair: Her
children didn’t seem like slow learners
to her. At home, they learned everything
she taught them, quickly and easily. She
read to them constantly, from the books
that she herself had loved as a child.
Aesop’s Fables and stories from 1,001
Arabian Nights were family favorites.
The children filled the house with the
sounds of the songs, prayers, games,
and rhymes they had learned from their
parents and grandparents. They were
smart children, eager to learn. They
learned quickly—in Spanish.