September 11th

They had a little ceremony at school today, where they sang the Star Spangled Banner, and one kid from each K class stood in the front, waving a flag.  Augie VOLUNTEERED to hold the flag, and they picked him.  When he got home, I asked him about it:

Me:  So I heard you got to hold a flag at school today?

Augie:  Yeah, cuz it's a special day!

Me:  What day is it?

Augie:  It's September 11th!

Me:  What's special about September 11th?

Augie:  11 years ago there were twin towers, and they were the taaaaaallest buildings in Manhattan.  And then someone's who's in the circus walked the tightrope so many times and once he walked the tightrope across a church and then he wanted to walk across the twin towers and then he wasn't allowed so he snuck out with his friends and he and his friends dressed up as constructors so then they went up to the tippy top and then he got e-rested.  And then some bad guys crashed planes into the two twin towers, so September 11th is a special day.