The moment that bus driver Larry Farrish Jr. pulled up to one of his morning stops in Louisville, he knew something was amiss with one of his elementary school passengers.

“He was sitting by himself with his hood over his head, and he never does that,’’ Farrish said. The child, a first-grader named Levi, was in tears.

“I asked him, ‘Hey, buddy, what’s wrong?’ and he told me he didn’t have any pajamas for pajama day,’’ Farrish said. “His school was having a special day where kids could wear their pajamas all day.’’

After he dropped off Levi and about 40 other students, Farrish decided to run a quick errand. He drove to a nearby Family Dollar store to pick out some new pajamas for Levi.

Farrish took the pajamas over to the school and went into the front office to explain what had happened that morning.

“She called for Levi [to come to the office], and when he came down the hallway and saw me, his face lit up,’’ he said. “He said, ‘Hey, you’re my bus driver!’’’

“He was just glowing, he was so happy,’’ he said. “He gave me a hug, then he walked back to class, hugging those pajamas. I was in tears.’’

WASHINGTON POST