As I walked down the dusty road, in my fancy purple dress and shoes, I saw a beggar girl crouched at the edge of the road. "Hey-ho, miss! Buy a handful of flowers for jest a dime!" she called.
"Girl, what makes you think I have a dime? I've never seen you before, where did you come from?" I asked questions.
"Miss, I guessed you 'ad a dime, 'cause you've got such a pretty dress on. I wish..." the girl trailed off at the end.
"You wish, what?" I questioned the beggar.
"I wish I 'ad a dress like that. But if I be having one, it'd get stolen, sure 'nough," the girl mused.
"Do you have a family, girl?" I asked.
"Nope, I'm an orphan. Jest trying to stay out of the orphanage, I am," she explained.
"Come with me, I want to show you something," I said.
"I'm coming!" she dropped her flowers and ran towards me.
This is a wonderful beginning!
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