Due to the fact that my mother read and talked to me as a small child, I could talk in sentences by 71/2 months.  I can remember my mother reading to me most of my early childhood and this continued until I was in kindergarden.  I would follow her around with a book saying "read this to me." 
     I always had her to read to me and I did not see the reason to try to learn how by myself.  Then the day came!!  I found a chapter book about my favorite thing--horses.  I begged her to read it to me,  but she had began working longer hours and was very tired.  She told me that if I wanted to know what happened to the horse that I would have to learn to read.  I became very upset!! I wanted to know right then!  My little fit did not even bother my mom, she stuck to her guns.  So, I learned to read to show my mom that I could, but mostly I wanted to learn what happened to the little gray colt named Cloud.