Physical Disability

Little Man has a stutter. His stutter is so bad that he can barely speak a sentence without stumbling over one or more words. This causes Little Man a great deal of embarrassment, especially around strangers. For this reason, Little Man has found ways to avoid speaking to strangers. Little Man also has a therapist who has taught him many tricks in dealing with his stutter, such as using gentle air, remembering to breathe, throwing something into the air while speaking, rocking in a swing, screaming, or whispering.

Little Man suffers from bullying from both school mates and adults. This makes things even more difficult for him. However, Little Man's experiences make him more sympathetic to other people’s disabilities. For this reason, when Little Man meets a young boy who is deaf, not only is he not judgmental of the boy’s disability, he...