Page 9 - Publishing Inspiration Christmas Card 2019

He smiled an embarrassed smile

and nodded.

Soon the mother reappeared with a

nice, warm bunch of cookies as

promised. I told the children I would

take four. I planned to wrap them in a

napkin and be on my way.

"But don't you want to try one

first?" the oldest girl said. "A sample

is free."

I nodded. "I would like that." I ate

a cookie, and the chocolate just melted

in my mouth. When I finished it, I

said, "I'll take a dozen."

"We sell a more when we give

samples," the oldest girl said.

I laughed. "I can imagine."

As I paid for the cookies and

lemonade, I turned to the mother. "I

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