Charles is surprised to learn that Hector, the new kid, is from Puerto Rico. After all, both boys have the same brown skin, but Hector's black hair is straight and he speaks Spanish. Charles thinks Hector is a pretty nice dude though, and offers to teach his new friend 'how to speak good English.' 'And who's gonna teach you?' Mamma jokes. but then Daddy points out that Charles and Hector can look and speak somewhat differently and still share a comon ancestry. 'Sayin' what you mean in your own special way--that's bein' creative,' Daddy explains. Creativity is just what Charles needs, too, if he wants to help Hector adjust to his new--and in some ways very different--American school.
