Story of a cookie

本帖于 2024-06-21 19:49:07 时间, 由普通用户 最西边的岛上 编辑

One day last week, we went to our favourite bakery downtown. It was late in the day, there were still a few fresh loaves ofbread, but only one lonely and broken ginger cookie left in the cookie jar.

I looked at the cookie and felt sorry for it and asked the young woman at the counter" "what will you do with this broken cookie"?

She may have sensed the sorriness from my voice and smiled: "we may still try to sell it".  

I bought a multigrain bread and said before paying: "I will take that cookie, too".

She packed my order, charged my credit card and gave the bread and cookie bags and bill to me.

I glanced at the bill: "eh, there was only the charge of the bread, but not $2 for the cookie?"

She smiled again: "it is yours for free".

I thanked her and we walked another half hour before stopping at the city square.

A young student looking lady was in the square playing a cello.  We like the sound of cello so we sat down listened to the beautiful music.

Then I took my wallet out and found a $5 dollar bill in it (note I don't normally carry any cash), and walked over to the young lady and dropped the money into her box.

She smiled and nodded to me.

The sun just peeked out, I ate the cookie and felt very warm, both inside and out.

What a wonderful world .... 微笑

 

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A warm-hearted story!It is more blessed to give than to -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/21/2024 postreply 19:45:44

to receive! -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/21/2024 postreply 19:45:59

u r fast 灵美眉;(justFinishedEdit). Yes, payBack or payForward! -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/21/2024 postreply 19:51:48

今天总算不忙了,好开心!你把暖心的故事给了美坛,我把暖心的感受给了你,不同的给予,都开心!:)你英文太棒啦! -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/21/2024 postreply 19:56:55

Wow. What a warm-hearted story. Which bakery store you went? -天边一片白云- 给 天边一片白云 发送悄悄话 天边一片白云 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/22/2024 postreply 13:12:07

We went to the Crust Bakery on Fort St. -天边一片白云- 给 天边一片白云 发送悄悄话 天边一片白云 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/22/2024 postreply 13:14:57

Haha, that’s the one, the best in town + best coffee 2 -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/22/2024 postreply 13:23:31

We had breakfast there before heading to the ferry. -天边一片白云- 给 天边一片白云 发送悄悄话 天边一片白云 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/23/2024 postreply 06:18:03

unsold cookies'll be dumped at night. -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/22/2024 postreply 20:16:42

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