John was the only son of a wealthy American
businessman. Usually the car driver first took John’s father to his office, and
then took John to his school. One evening, John’s father told him that he had to
go to the airport early the next morning to meet his business partners, so he
would need the car. And John couldn’t be taken to school by this car. John’s
mother has another car. But she would still be in bed when John had to go to
school. John didn’t want to wake up his mother in the early
morning. So he asked, "Well, how will I get to school if you need your car and
Mum is still in bed" His father thought this was a good chance to let him know
how hard the life was for the unlucky people in the world, so he answered, "It’s
time for you to know how the unlucky children live in the world. This time you
go to school by taxi as other children do in the world." John’s family has two cars.