BOTTOM DOLLAR
A little girl walked into a country grocery and, placing an earthen jar on the counter, asked for a quarter’s worth of molasses. Soon the jar was filled, and, picking it up, the child started for the door. “Hold it there, young lady,” the storekeeper called. “Haven’t you forgotten something?” “No, sir, I guess not,” answered the child, pausing and looking around. “What is it?” “The money for the molasses,” answered the grocer. “We don’t give it away as an advertisement any more.” “I thought you got the money,” the startled youngster replied. “Mother put it in the jar.” From Sunshine Magazine, June, 1973
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