As the mother of seven children, Hanna and Max gave the children the responsibility of going to the store at a very early age. The purchases were always very simple such as a loaf of bread and a quart of milk. As a rule, they would spend a penny or two for candy and put the remainder of the change in the grocery bag. This not only enabled them to learn how to shop, but to stretch a dollar as well.
On this particular Saturday, Susan and Beth returned home from the store with the usual purchases of bread and milk. Without any fanfare or even so much as a glance at Hanna sitting on the couch in the living room, they set the bag on the kitchen table and dashed out the door to the backyard. Hanna removed the quart of milk from the bag and placed …show more content…
After fifteen minutes elapsed, they still did not appear. Hanna went to the back door and called again. This time they came running, but were hesitant about coming in the house. They stood at the back door. In a very hushed tone Susan whispered to Beth, “You first.”
Beth replied in an extremely polite voice, “No, you go …show more content…
All the nickels, dimes and even the pennies fell from the top of the bag when we ran across the street.”
“The money fell from the top of the bag when you crossed the street?” Hanna repeated in amazement.
“Well, that really did not happen,” Susan retorted, rallying to the defense of her sister. “What really happened is the cashier was talking to a man. She forgot to put the change in the bag.”
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Lie, cheat, and steal—that’s the name of the game.
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Hanna responded, “That is very strange indeed. I believe this needs some closer thought. The both of you may go to your room. Do not come out until you have a reasonable explanation.” Hand in hand, they slowly turned and proceeded to their bedroom in the basement.
“Susan, what are we going to do?” Beth implored.
“Let me think, Beth. We could say that nasty teenager who lives down the street knocked the bag out of our hands and the change fell to the ground.”
“No.” Beth reasoned, “She would just make us go look for it. Come on, Sue . . . think of something.”
Susan pointed her finger in the air, “I’ve got it, what if we say it fell in the gutter at the side of the road?”
Beth thought, then shook her head, “No, she would still make us show her the
On this particular Saturday, Susan and Beth returned home from the store with the usual purchases of bread and milk. Without any fanfare or even so much as a glance at Hanna sitting on the couch in the living room, they set the bag on the kitchen table and dashed out the door to the backyard. Hanna removed the quart of milk from the bag and placed …show more content…
After fifteen minutes elapsed, they still did not appear. Hanna went to the back door and called again. This time they came running, but were hesitant about coming in the house. They stood at the back door. In a very hushed tone Susan whispered to Beth, “You first.”
Beth replied in an extremely polite voice, “No, you go …show more content…
All the nickels, dimes and even the pennies fell from the top of the bag when we ran across the street.”
“The money fell from the top of the bag when you crossed the street?” Hanna repeated in amazement.
“Well, that really did not happen,” Susan retorted, rallying to the defense of her sister. “What really happened is the cashier was talking to a man. She forgot to put the change in the bag.”
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Lie, cheat, and steal—that’s the name of the game.
~
Hanna responded, “That is very strange indeed. I believe this needs some closer thought. The both of you may go to your room. Do not come out until you have a reasonable explanation.” Hand in hand, they slowly turned and proceeded to their bedroom in the basement.
“Susan, what are we going to do?” Beth implored.
“Let me think, Beth. We could say that nasty teenager who lives down the street knocked the bag out of our hands and the change fell to the ground.”
“No.” Beth reasoned, “She would just make us go look for it. Come on, Sue . . . think of something.”
Susan pointed her finger in the air, “I’ve got it, what if we say it fell in the gutter at the side of the road?”
Beth thought, then shook her head, “No, she would still make us show her the