I Can't

As I left the grocery store, I noticed two little kids, maybe six or seven years old, selling candy bars in front of the store to raise money for their school band.

"I'll buy a chocolate bar on one condition," I said to the boys. "You eat it for me."

I bought one and handed the candy back to one of the boys. He shook his head. "I can't," he said.

"Why not?"

Looking me in the eye, he responded gravely, "I'm not supposed to take candy from strangers."

Where I work, I have a jar full of candy bars to give to children while their parents are filling out the necessary paper work. After I was given permission by a mother to offer one to her daughter, I held the dish down for her to make her choice.

After choosing, her mother gave her a stern look and asked "What do you say to the nice man?"

The little girl then looked sweetly at me and said "May I please have two!"

Old Lady In The Park

A little girl asked her mother for a dollar to give to an old lady in the park. Her mother was touched by the child's kindness, and gave her the dollar.

"There you are, my dear," said the mother. "But, tell me. Isn't the lady able to work any more?"

"Oh yes," came the reply. "She sells candy."