Two nickels and five pennies
When an ice cream sundae cost much less, a boy
entered a coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put
a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice
cream sundae?”
“Fifty cents,” replied the waitress.
The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of
coins in it. “How much is a dish of plain ice cream?” he inquired.
Some people were now waiting for a table, and the waitress was impatient.
“Thirty-five cents,” she said brusquely.
The little boy again counted the coins. “I’ll have the plain ice cream.”
The waitress brought the ice cream and walked away. The boy finished, paid
the cashier, and departed. When the waitress came back, she swallowed hard
at what she saw. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two
nickels and five pennies – her tip.
- The Best of Bits
Life in abundance comes only through great love.
- Elbert Hubbard
