A typical August afternoon in the Evergreen Forest finds Bert, Cedric, Sophia, and Cedric and Sophia's kids, Forest and Evelyn, on their way to Evergreen Elementary. Forest was going to be starting school in September there, and he was nervous about it. Cedric figured he'd show his son the school beforehand, in an attempt to show him there was nothing to be worried about.

"You'll really like Evergreen Elementary, Forest," he said. "Uncle Ralph, Uncle Bert, Auntie Melissa, and I went to school there."

"Yeah, and we were all in the same class, too!" Bert shouted. "See, back when we were kids, Evergreen Elementary was a one room school house. They expanded it, though, a couple of years before your mom and dad got married."

"Gee, I hope Miss Primrose is still there," Cedric said.

"Yeah, she was the best teacher I ever had!" Bert shouted.

"She was the only teacher you ever had, Bert," Cedric said, with a laugh.

Bert laughed as well, and the foursome went up to the old schoolhouse. It hadn't changed much, except there were more buildings around, which looked a lot like the old schoolhouse.

"I'm glad to see they didn't knock down the old place," Bert commented.

"Yeah, Pop wouldn't allow it," Cedric replied. "He's the one who donated the money for the expansion, you know. He went to school here, too, Forest."

"Mommy, did you go to school here, too?" Forest asked.

"No, I didn't," Sophia said. "I went to an all girls school outside of the forest, in my old hometown. It was my grandfather's idea. He didn't want me or my sisters ending up dating boys like my father."

"Enough said," Bert replied, remembering Lady Baden-Baden's recent Father-Daughter dance.

"Come on," Cedric said. "We'll show you our old classroom!"

The group walked inside the original schoolhouse and looked around. Forest climbed into one of the desks, and sat there.

"That's my old desk, Forest," Cedric said.

"And here's where I used to sit!" Bert shouted, trying to squeeze into the chair. He could barely fit in it.

"Boy," he said, trying to get in. "This thing . . . . is smaller . . . . than I remember!"

"Either that or you're bigger than you thought," Cedric commented, laughing.

"Maybe it's time to cut back on those peanut butter fudge brownies, Bert," Sophia said.

"I'd rather cut off my tail!" Bert shouted.

Cedric and Sophia laughed. Bert got up, and looked around the room.

"Boy this place brings back memories!" he shouted. "Let me tell ya something, little buddy, you're gonna love school! And you're gonna love Miss Primrose!"

"Yeah, she even taught your grandpa, Forest," Cedric said.

"Boy, she must be really old if she was Gampa's teacher!" Forest shouted.

"It's not polite to comment about a woman's age," a voice said from the doorway. "Even if it is true."

"Miss Primrose!" Bert shouted happily. "Boy, it's good to see you!"

"It's good to see you and Cedric, too, Bert," Miss Primrose said, and she slowly came into the room.

"So," she said, pulling out the chair from the front desk and sitting down. "What brings you here?"

"Oh, we're just showing off the old schoolhouse," Bert said.

"Yeah, which reminds me," Cedric said. "Miss Primrose, I'd like you to meet my wife, Sophia, and our kids, Forest and Evelyn."

"Hi, Miss Primrose," Sophia said.

"It's a pleasure to meet you," Miss Primrose said. Then she glanced down at Forest, who was hiding behind Cedric's leg. "A little shy, isn't he?"

"Oh, he's just nervous about starting school," Cedric replied.

"Yeah, but he'll get over it!" Bert shouted. "Won't ya, little buddy?"

Forest didn't say anything, and he hid behind Cedric's leg. He jammed his thumb in his mouth and began sucking on it. Cedric and Sophia glanced at each other. They knew Forest only sucked his thumb these days when he was scared, but they had to break him of that habit. Cedric pried Forest off his leg, and gently pulled his thumb out of his mouth.

"Come on, Forest," he said. "There's nothing to be afraid of. I was scared too when I first started school. And so was Uncle Bert, and Uncle Ralph, and Auntie Melissa."

"Yes, even I was a bit scared when I first started teaching," Miss Primrose said. "And when I was transferred to City Collegate, I was scared as well."

"Yeah, but then you came back to Evergreen Elementary," Bert said. "It'll be just like old times, I know it! Let me tell ya, Forest, Miss Primrose will teach you everything you need to know!"

"That would be nice," Miss Primrose said with a sigh. "But I'm afraid it's not possible."

"What?" Bert asked. "Uhhh . . . . how come?"

"I'm retiring," Miss Primrose said.

"Retiring?" Cedric repeated.

"Is the school board forcing you to retire?" Bert asked. "Because if they are . . . ."

"It's not like that, Bert," Miss Primrose said. "I decided myself to retire. I'm not as young as I used to be. I can't keep up with kids these days."

"I'm sure you could," Bert said.

"No, Bert," Miss Primrose said. "I've been feeling a bit run down lately. Forest said so himself. I'm really old. I'm no spring chicken. Most of the time, I feel too tired to even get up in the morning."

Miss Primrose sighed, and stood up. It was then that Bert, Cedric, and Sophia noticed she was walking with a cane. Miss Primrose saw them staring at it, and sighed.

"Arthritis," she explained. "I'll tell you all something, this old gray mare just ain't what she used to be."

"Mommy, what's a mare?" Forest asked.

"A female horse," Sophia said. Forest thought that over.

"You're not an old horse," he said to Miss Primrose. "You're an old goose!"

"Oh Forest!" Sophia shouted. Cedric slapped his hand over his eyes and groaned.

"Sorry, Miss Primrose," he said. "We're still trying to work on his manners."

"It's all right, Cedric," Miss Primrose said, and she slowly made her way towards the door. "Boys will be boys, as they say. He reminds me a lot of your father, actually. He may have been my best math student, but he always had a smart mouth."

"Gee, Miss Primrose, the school won't be the same without you," Bert said.

"Yeah," Cedric agreed. "Aren't you even going to miss this place?"

"Oh yes," Miss Primrose said, nodding. "But I think it's time."

And with that, Miss Primrose left the old schoolhouse. Bert, Cedric, Sophia, and the kids followed shortly afterwards. None of them knew what to say.