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> > A young family moved into a house next door to a vacant lot. One day a
> > construction crew turned up to start building a house on the empty lot. > > The young family's 5-year-old daughter naturally took an interest in all > > the activity going on next door and spent much of each day observing > > the workers. > > > > Eventually the construction crew, all of them gems-in-the-rough, more > > or less adopted her as a kind of project mascot. They chatted with her, > > let her sit with them while they had coffee and lunch breaks, and gave > > her little jobs to do here and there to make her feel important. > > At the end of the first week they even presented her with a pay envelope > > containing a couple of dollars. The little girl took this home to her > > mother who said all the appropriate words of admiration and suggested > > that they take the two dollar 'pay' she had received to the bank the > > next day to start a savings account. > > > > When they got to the bank, the teller was equally impressed and asked > > The little girl how she had come by her very own pay check at such a > > young age. The little girl proudly replied, 'I worked last week with > > the crew building the house next door to us. > > > > My goodness gracious,' said the teller, 'and will you be working on > > the house again this week, too? > > > > > > The little girl replied, 'I will if those a$$holes at Home Depot ever > > deliver the dam* sheet rock...' > > > > > > Stories like this just bring a tear to your eye!!! > > |
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