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"I'd love a cookie," I replied.

The girl reached under the table and

pulled out a plastic tray. When she

opened it, there were only crumbs. She

gasped and turned to the little boy, who

stood by silently with cookie crumbs

and chocolate all over his face.

"Ricky," the girl said accusingly,

"you ate all of the cookies."

"Nuh-uh," he replied. "We sold

one."

"Well, you ate all the rest," the girl

said.

The oldest girl chimed in. "Ricky,

how can we make any money if you eat

everything we're trying to sell?"

"It's almost dinner time," Ricky

replied, "and I was hungry."

The mother must have heard the

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