The Panhandler's Bargain ('make it $10')
Illustration★★★A panhandler once asked a woman for money. “I’ll give you a dollar, not because you deserve it but because it pleases me,” she said. “Thank you, ma’am” he replied, “why not make it $10 and thoroughly enjoy yourself?”
Submitted by Wyatt Allen
Found in readersdigest · Winner-Take-All Prize (#092) › Stories and Quotes submitted by Wyatt Allen
The point
A panhandler cleverly turns a grudging one-dollar gift into a request for ten dollars of enjoyment.
Scripture
2 Corinthians 9:7
Tone
Humorous · Wry
To tell aloud
under a minute · 43 words