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#3 has built a castle, a 2 1\/2 foot tall and 7 foot long cardboard castle.\u00a0 It sprawls across our classroom floor and has become the focus of all play for the younger children since he built it a week ago.\u00a0 On Friday, when he received his allowance, he stated that what he really needed was knights and a dragon.\u00a0 \u201cWhat,\u201d he asked me \u201cis a castle without knights and a dragon?\u201d<\/p>\n

Yesterday we went in search of knights, which are surprisingly difficult to find.\u00a0 After 2 hours and 6 stores, we found them in our local craft store.\u00a0 He sat in the aisle for close to half an hour looking at all the different choices he had before finally settling on the Duc de Bretagne. ( His little sister and main playmate, #4, had come along to give her expert opinion, but she proved to be no help once she saw the fairies.)<\/p>\n

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After further debate, he decided not to purchase a second knight for battle, reasoning that he could buy a knight next week, but chose a purple dragon for slaying instead.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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With $18 of his $20 spent, my boy made his way to the check out counter with his little sister in tow.\u00a0 The young man at the register asked if we had brought a coupon with us and then, upon hearing my child\u2019s sad \u2018no\u2019, pulled an extra out of his pocket.\u00a0 40% off of one item and 30% off the entire purchase.\u00a0 Pure joy lit #3\u2019s face as he realized he could afford another knight and horse after all.\u00a0 He turned and ran back up the aisle to the end cap and when he returned he slapped his choice on the counter.<\/p>\n

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A fairy for his sister so that she can play, too.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ll just save for another knight and horse.\u00a0 I just wanted #4 to be able to play with me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chivalry is not dead.\u00a0 It is alive and well and playing with the cardboard castle downstairs in my classroom.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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