“Don’tbesogreedy.Gettingsomemoobuyyouliquorisquiteenough.Idonothavetheabilitytojureupawomanforyou.Sorry.”
Therewasaliquorstoreheentrahenarrowalley.Ayounggirlwasstandingbythetertalkingtotheowner.Sheairofold-fashionedfadedbluedenimjeanswhichshowedoffhersuaveandslenderfigure.ShehadonasleevelessT-shirtandherhairwasshortandsassy,emanatinganauraofyouthandvitality.DwarfMickeywalkedtowardstheyounggirl,butbecausehewassoshort,theywerenotawareofhisapproachatall.
“Thiseiturnhasreallyharmedalotofpeople”shesaid.“Inthisclimateitisoimpossibletofindajob.”Flippingtheneerinherhandtotheseonjobopportunitiesshesedovertheads.
“Yht.Mybusinessishurting,too.Whydon’tyoubuyalottoticket?There’sohahugeprizeingupinadayortwo.Ifyouarelucky,allyourproblemswillbesolved.”
“Goodidea”saidthegirl,gettiedovertheprospect“I’llbuyone.”DwarfMickeywasgettingimpatient.Hejumpedupanddownshouting,“Ineedhelp!Ineedhelp!”Theyounggirllookeddownandsawawhite-beardedolddwarfshoutingatthem.Shegood-naturedlybentdoickedhimup.DwarfMickeytookoutthebrandnewhundreddolrbillfromthecrookofherarmandhaotheowner.
“Givemeabottleofgoodwhiskeyaherestforyourtip”saidhegrandly.Theowookthebill,happytogetaricherinsuchbadeictimes,buthewasalsoalittlesuspiciousofthisstrandish-lookingdwarfwithawhitebeard.Hetookacoloredpenandmadeafewstrokesonthebill,butnothingged.Thentakingtheneerandherubbedthehundred-dolrbillonitbutnoeoffeither.“Thislooksokayandperhapsisnotterfeit”hethought.Thedwarflookedonandughed.
“Youwon’tfindanythingfwswiththisbill”hesaid.
“Thenthere’ssomethingwrongwithit?”askedtheowner.
“Ofcoursenot”heamended,awarethathealmostgavetheshowaway.“Thisisagenuinebillsoyouwillnotfindanythingwrongwithit.”TheowookdownabottleofgoodwhiskeyfromtheshowcaseandgaveittoDwarfMickeytogetherwiththege.DwarfMickeytooktheliquorandpushedthegebacktotheownersaying,“That’sforyou.”Theownerwasveryhappyandthankedhimprofusely.TheyounggirlcarriedDwarfMickeyouttothepavementahimdownontheground.
“Thankyou,mygood-heartedss”saidtheolddwarf.“YoodheartwillgetitsjustrewardandIamsureyouwillfindagoodjob.Youmayevenwinthegrandlottoprize.”Thegirlsawthebusshewaocatingtowardsherandranforit.TurningbacktoDwarfMickeyshewavedgoodbye.
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