make use of the following notes to write a short story in about 200 - 250 word
interesting by introducing characters, adding a setting. dialogues and events as necessary
TWENTY DOLLAR BILL
Aman stands in queue at a circus ticket window - the man just ahead of him wanted to buy tickets for his family of six but was short
of twenty dollars - the man standing behind deliberately drops a twenty dollar bill - taps on the other man's shoulder saying, 'You
dropped some money, Sir.' – the man looks at the twenty dollar bill - picks it up and buys the tickets - thanks the good Samaritan
and promises to return him the money – the man who had dropped the money smiles; gives his phone number to the man - himself
goes without watching the circus but feels happier.
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There were eight children , all probabl under the age of 19. You could tell them didn’t have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children were well behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands.
They were excitedly jabbering about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see that night. One could sense they had never been to the circus beforehand. It promised to be a highlight of their young lives.
The father and mother were at the head of the pack standing proud as could be. The mother was holding her husband’s hand, looking up at him as if to say, “You’re my knight in shining armour.” He was smiling and basking in pride, looking at her as if to reply, “You got that right.”
The tickets lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly responded, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.”
The ticket lady quoted the price.
The man’s wife let go of his hand, her head dropped; the man’s lip began to quiver. The father leaned a little closer and asked, “How much did you say?”
The ticket lady again quoted the price.
The man didn’t have enough money. How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he didn’t have enough money to take them to the circus?
Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. (We were not wealthy in any sense of the word!) My father reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me sir, this fell out of your pocket.”
The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for a handout but certainly appreciated the help in a desperate, heartbreaking, embarrassing situation. He looked straight into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s hand in both of his, squeezed tightly onto the $20 bill, and with his lip quivering and a tear streaming down his cheek, he replied, “Thank you, thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”
My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t go without.
Sidhu.,....ji akhtar