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Eyes,’ said Sam. ‘Because of my glasses.’
    Lulu frowned. She hated it when kids teased other kids.
    â€˜That’s not very nice,’ said Lulu. ‘He shouldn’t call you mean names.’
    Lulu thought for a moment. What should she do? How could she best help Sam?
    â€˜Have you told your teacher?’ asked Lulu.
    Sam shook his head. ‘No. I was too scared.’
    Lulu stood up and flicked one of her honey-blonde plaits over her shoulder.
    â€˜Come with me, Sam,’ said Lulu. ‘Let’s go and find Miss Stevens.’
    Sam hesitated. Lulu smiled at him.
    â€˜Miss Stevens is lovely,’ Lulu reassured him. ‘You don’t need to be scared of telling her. She’ll know what to do.’
    Lulu and Sam walked towards the kindy classroom.
    â€˜Who was the boy who called you names?’ asked Lulu.
    â€˜Oliver,’ replied Sam.
    Lulu remembered Oliver from the day before. He was the blond boy who had bumped Sam near the fence.
    â€˜Well, Sam,’ said Lulu. ‘You tell Oliver that you have a big sister called Molly. And you have an eight-year-old friend called Lulu. We don’t like you being teased. So if he calls you names again, we’ll come and look after you.’
    Sam smiled up at Lulu. ‘Thanks, Lulu,’ he said.
    Miss Stevens was sitting at her desk in the classroom. Brightly coloured artwork hung on the walls. In the corner in a glass tank was a mouse called Archie.The brown-and-white mouse was running on his exercise wheel, making it spin.
    â€˜Hello, Lulu,’ said Miss Stevens. ‘Hello, Sam. Is everything all right?’
    Sam hung his head.
    â€˜Do you want to tell Miss Stevens what happened, Sam?’ asked Lulu.
    Sam shook his head.
    â€˜Shall I tell her?’

    Sam nodded.
    â€˜Miss Stevens, Sam is a bit upset,’ explained Lulu. ‘Oliver called him names.’
    Miss Stevens smiled at Sam and then at Lulu.
    â€˜Thanks for your help, Lulu,’ said Miss Stevens. ‘You are very kind. I’ll go and have a little chat with Oliver. PerhapsI need to remind him that in KS we are always caring to one another.’

    Sam beamed at Miss Stevens and then at Lulu.
    â€˜Thanks, Lulu,’ he whispered. ‘I feel better now.’
    Lulu felt a glow of warmth.
    â€˜It’s my pleasure, Sam,’ replied Lulu. ‘Remember to come and see me if you need any more help.’

Chapter 7
Star Lanterns
    After recess it was news time.
    Lulu went last. She had brought in the practice lantern that she and Mum had created the night before. It was made of crimson paper, with purple satin ribbons. Lulu had cut out lots of tiny stars for the light to shine through. It dangled from a long dowel rod.
    That morning, Lulu had asked Molly if she wanted to tell the class about thefestival. Molly had shaken her head. It wasn’t her turn and she didn’t like news time as much as Lulu did.
    So Lulu stood in front of the class and talked about her lantern.
    â€˜On Monday it will be the full moon,’ explained Lulu. ‘Our family wants to help Molly celebrate by dressing up in traditional Vietnamese costumes. We’ve never been to a Moon Festival before.’
    Miss Baxter picked up the lantern and examined it carefully.

    â€˜It’s beautiful. You don’t put a candle inside it, do you?’ asked Miss Baxter. ‘That might be quite dangerous. The lantern could catch on fire.’
    â€˜No,’ said Lulu. ‘In the olden days, they used real candles. But Mum thought we should use a battery-powered candle.’
    â€˜That sounds fantastic, Lulu,’ said Miss Baxter. ‘Thank you for telling us about your star lantern and the dragon costume.’
    Miss Baxter turned to Molly. ‘I know it’s not your news day today, Molly,’said the teacher, ‘but I wonder if you could tell us a little more about the Moon Festival?’
    Molly was often shy when she had to