Now, since Nerbert had been a knot for such a long time, his arms were quite stretched. They were long enough to reach across an entire classroom.
But Nerbert seemed sad since his arms had become untangled, and one night at the dinner table Nerbert's father asked him what was wrong.
"Well, I know I should be happy and all, now that I'm back to my normal self. But whose going to teach the alphabet now?"
His father considered this. "Well, you can Nerbert!" He said after a moment's thought.
"Huh?" Nerbert was confused.
"Not only can you teach the alphabet, but you can teach whole words! Why, your arms are so long you can spell anything!"