“While he was sweeping, the little boy thought, ‘What shall I do with this penny?’
“‘I have half a mind to buy some dates. But no, I should have to throw away the stones.’
“‘I will buy some apples. Oh, no, I will not, for I should have to throw away the cores.’
“‘I will buy some nuts. Oh, no, for I should have to throw away the shells.’
“‘What shall I buy then? I will buy some figs.’
“And so the little boy went to the grocery store and bought a penny’s worth of figs.”
“Is that all?” asked Bobby.
“That is all for this time,” said Father.
“That’s a nice story,” said Betty. “I’m glad the boy’s mother let him have the penny.”