Little Sandra squeaked with delight when she saw the vendor with balloons filled with twinkling lights. Mary approached the old man and bought one sparkly balloon for her daughter amid his heartfelt gratitude. He had to feed a family of four by selling these inexpensive balloons and he was grateful to have sold his last one and go home. Mary pressed a few dollars in his hands so that at least for one night he won’t have to worry.
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Written in response to Cranny’s One Minute Fiction
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awww! A nice heartwarming tale sadje!
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Thanks a lot Carol
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wonderful for so many reasons
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Thanks Beth.
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Delightful tale.
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Thanks Indira
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Beautiful act of kindness. Wonderful.💕
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Thanks Grace.
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A heartwarming story! We need more often such gestures of kindness 💕
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Thanks Ribana, yes we do.
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An act of kindness we need more of!
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Yes, very true. Thanks
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My pleasure.
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🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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How did the guy get those lights inside of those balloons? I think that he should be charging way more than a dollar for them.
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Your comment made me pause and think for a bit indeed. You would be right if this weren’t fiction. I think this is the magic of the story.
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They have a way to insert the tiny lights inside the balloon which run on a small battery.
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Yes, stories are magic and this was a good one. I have a tendency to be cynical.
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They run on a small led battery attached to the stick on which the balloon is anchored. We have them here too and my granddaughter brought one the other day.
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They look really cool.
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They are! Especially at night.
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Such a delightful story! These acts of kindness are so important.
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Thanks Astrid.
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Wonderful glimpse into life and it’s repercussions Sadje 😊
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Thanks Deb.
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A heartwarming story. Kindness always sparkles like twinkling lights. Great writing Sadje.
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Thanks a lot Suzette.
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You are most welcome, dear friend.
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😍
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(bouquets)
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🌷
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What a sweet story Sadje.. 💖💖🌻🙏🌈
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Thanks Cindy.
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💕🙏♥️
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What a gorgeous story about human kindness and compassion. Love this one, Sadje.
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Thanks a lot Jeff.
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You’re welcome, Sadje. Always.
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🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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Aww! Love this touching post.
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Thank you Joy
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A good deed, and blessing.
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Indeed. 🙏🏼
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❤
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🤩
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I wanted one such balloon too, and my mom rejected, sadly. Why are balloons only for kids?
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Aww, so sad. My granddaughter loves balloons and my grandson, who’s the same age is frightened of them.
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It’s the first time I’m hearing that someone fears balloons. But then, that’s an individual trait. (:
I’d like to know if there’s any particular reason for him to develop aversion towards balloons.
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I don’t know but it started when his parents brought him lots of gas filled balloons on his 2nd birthday. I’ve seen kids being afraid of balloons in the past too.
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I have never been able to resist these balloons.
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They are so charming.
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👍👏✌️🙏 Keep “that” alive!
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Thanks
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This reminds me of being in City Parks where sometimes there are various food sellers and others like the flower sellers or yes, balloon sellers … one always wonders about them. Nice ending.
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Thanks Jules. Over here they are like daily wagers. They have what they make that day.
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I think some vendors might be like that. I know a road by the beach in California where a relative lives, that the vendors have spots on the main drag, but they only get those spots by a lottery – so they don’t even get the same spots every year.
Now that I think about that ‘road’ some are artists, some sell t-shirts, others jewelry… what ever they can make or resell.
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It’s a tough life.
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Indeed.
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😞
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Those are cool looking I will take one too!
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They are very cheerful
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