The Boy with the Dollar
There was once a boy who had a dollar to spend and the whole day ahead to decide what to do with it. This was the day he was waiting for all week, he had gotten a dollar from his grandmother when she visited on Tuesday and now it was Sunday, the day he can choose to buy anything in the world with that dollar. So he went along down the street towards the part of town where the stores were located. There were quite a few choices for him, right from candy, comics, toys, or maybe he can try something new. "All kids end up getting candy, or toys or comic books, why not buy something different for a change" thought the boy.
He came up to "Mathilda's Discount Store" and went in to find out what he could get that was unique and different. He went towards the register, and looked up the counter at the lady, and asked her "Ma'am, I have a dollar, what can I get for it?"
"Well little boy, you can have 10 of these Double berry twist candies, or 5 of these Sweet Lemon-lime mango candies, or a Super-pow! chocolate bar or two pop soda drinks, which of these would you like?"
"None of them, I don't want to get candy like every one else, I want something different"
"Oh, would you like the latest issue of Dragon Rockets comic instead? or how about the new
Awesome Man issue, its very popular you know, your friends all have one by now for sure"
"No, I don't want to get comics like everyone else either"
"Hmm, well for a dollar, you can get a yo-yo, or a slinky or the new Lightning monkey"
"No, no toys, its just what they always get, I want something else"
"What else would you like dear, these are the things all kids come and buy, what else would you like for a dollar" said the lady getting slightly impatient.
"Well you tell me, thats why I asked you!"
"No need to get upset, lets see here, I have these keychains for a dollar each, would you like one?"
"No I have a nice one, it looks like a car, these are no good"
"Well then, tell you what, why don't you go look around and see if you find anything for under a dollar"
"Well ok" said the boy and walked inside.
This was tough, the shelves were quite high, he could only reach up to the second level and even then could barely tell what was where and how much it cost, so he was relegated to browsing the lower shelves for something to get. There was so much stuff lying around, 10.99$, 15.99$, 3.99$, 25.99$ but nothing for 99 cents, or even close. This wasn't quite working out. Aisle after aisle, looking up and down, trying to find something of some interest, he had already covered most of the store, clothes, shoes, laundry detergent, cereal, rice, medicine, buckets, and on and on...and then something caught his eye. Aisle 6, lower shelf, he saw this strange looking object. Curious, he pushed the other stuff aside and reached for it, 99 cents it said. "Wooow" went the boy, this was it, he had found something for under a dollar, finally! So he ran back up to the counter and presented the item to the lady and said "I want to buy this!"
"Hahahaha!" uncontrollable laughter, "Hahaha!, what are you going to do with that???"
"I dunno, I like it"
"Hehehe, well ok, it comes to a bit more than a dollar with tax, but I'll give it you anyway, that will be a dollar"
"Here you go" said the boy and handed her to dollar bill and started heading back home. Once outside, in broad daylight, he had more time to inspect his purchase. "Well lets see what this does" and took a closer look. He shook it violently, it didnt make a sound, he hit it on his hand, and it didn't seem to make any noises, or do anything special, he tried twisting and pulling, but nothing happened. He couldn't figure out what it was at all, all it said on the side was 'Banpo'. Thats it. No explanation, no tag, no feature list, nothing, just 'Banpo'.
"Well I'll do something with it" thought Billy.
So he headed back home, and just as he entered, his mom came out the kitchen
"Well, did you go shopping?"
"Yes I did ma"
"So what did you get with your money"
"I got this" and he showed her his purchase, with a slightly uncertain expression since he wasn't sure how his mom was going to react.
"Hahaha!" uncontrollable laughter, "Hahaha! how did you think of that???"
Think of what? He had no clue what she was saying, she was having the same reaction the lady in the store had and he didn't even know what it was he was holding in his hand
"My dear Billy, that was very thoughtful of you, you went and got me a whisk, just when I was thinking of baking a cake for you"
"Uhm.....ok"
Billy was still confused, as his mom took away the object and went inside, he wondered what was going on, and as he sat waiting and wondering at the table, he saw his mom use the whisk
"Oh so thats what its for!" exclaimed Billy.
That evening, he was treated to chocolate cake, which he was tasting for the first time and it was fantastic, he was loving every mouthful, and while going through several slices and stuffing himself with delicious cake, he felt it was well worth the dollar that he spent.
He came up to "Mathilda's Discount Store" and went in to find out what he could get that was unique and different. He went towards the register, and looked up the counter at the lady, and asked her "Ma'am, I have a dollar, what can I get for it?"
"Well little boy, you can have 10 of these Double berry twist candies, or 5 of these Sweet Lemon-lime mango candies, or a Super-pow! chocolate bar or two pop soda drinks, which of these would you like?"
"None of them, I don't want to get candy like every one else, I want something different"
"Oh, would you like the latest issue of Dragon Rockets comic instead? or how about the new
Awesome Man issue, its very popular you know, your friends all have one by now for sure"
"No, I don't want to get comics like everyone else either"
"Hmm, well for a dollar, you can get a yo-yo, or a slinky or the new Lightning monkey"
"No, no toys, its just what they always get, I want something else"
"What else would you like dear, these are the things all kids come and buy, what else would you like for a dollar" said the lady getting slightly impatient.
"Well you tell me, thats why I asked you!"
"No need to get upset, lets see here, I have these keychains for a dollar each, would you like one?"
"No I have a nice one, it looks like a car, these are no good"
"Well then, tell you what, why don't you go look around and see if you find anything for under a dollar"
"Well ok" said the boy and walked inside.
This was tough, the shelves were quite high, he could only reach up to the second level and even then could barely tell what was where and how much it cost, so he was relegated to browsing the lower shelves for something to get. There was so much stuff lying around, 10.99$, 15.99$, 3.99$, 25.99$ but nothing for 99 cents, or even close. This wasn't quite working out. Aisle after aisle, looking up and down, trying to find something of some interest, he had already covered most of the store, clothes, shoes, laundry detergent, cereal, rice, medicine, buckets, and on and on...and then something caught his eye. Aisle 6, lower shelf, he saw this strange looking object. Curious, he pushed the other stuff aside and reached for it, 99 cents it said. "Wooow" went the boy, this was it, he had found something for under a dollar, finally! So he ran back up to the counter and presented the item to the lady and said "I want to buy this!"
"Hahahaha!" uncontrollable laughter, "Hahaha!, what are you going to do with that???"
"I dunno, I like it"
"Hehehe, well ok, it comes to a bit more than a dollar with tax, but I'll give it you anyway, that will be a dollar"
"Here you go" said the boy and handed her to dollar bill and started heading back home. Once outside, in broad daylight, he had more time to inspect his purchase. "Well lets see what this does" and took a closer look. He shook it violently, it didnt make a sound, he hit it on his hand, and it didn't seem to make any noises, or do anything special, he tried twisting and pulling, but nothing happened. He couldn't figure out what it was at all, all it said on the side was 'Banpo'. Thats it. No explanation, no tag, no feature list, nothing, just 'Banpo'.
"Well I'll do something with it" thought Billy.
So he headed back home, and just as he entered, his mom came out the kitchen
"Well, did you go shopping?"
"Yes I did ma"
"So what did you get with your money"
"I got this" and he showed her his purchase, with a slightly uncertain expression since he wasn't sure how his mom was going to react.
"Hahaha!" uncontrollable laughter, "Hahaha! how did you think of that???"
Think of what? He had no clue what she was saying, she was having the same reaction the lady in the store had and he didn't even know what it was he was holding in his hand
"My dear Billy, that was very thoughtful of you, you went and got me a whisk, just when I was thinking of baking a cake for you"
"Uhm.....ok"
Billy was still confused, as his mom took away the object and went inside, he wondered what was going on, and as he sat waiting and wondering at the table, he saw his mom use the whisk
"Oh so thats what its for!" exclaimed Billy.
That evening, he was treated to chocolate cake, which he was tasting for the first time and it was fantastic, he was loving every mouthful, and while going through several slices and stuffing himself with delicious cake, he felt it was well worth the dollar that he spent.
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