How do you spell it?

A small Indian boy appeared in the class of a London schoolteacher for the first time and she asked him his name.

— Venkataratnam Narasimha Rattaiah, he said.

When she asked, “How do you spell it?” he replied, “My mother helps me.”

Vocabulary Help

• appear – aparecer
• ask – perguntar
• first time – primeira vez
• help – ajudar
• reply (replied) – responder
• schoolteacher – professor
• small – pequeno
• spell – soletrar