Coffee Mugs and Tea
One day on his way home from school, Giffird passed two large trash cans filled with ceramic coffee mugs. He ran home as fast as he could to grab his wagon to retrieve his new-found treasure before someone else discovered them. He quickly returned home with the mugs, unsure of what to do with them, but he knew he would soon think of something!
A week later, Giffird was doing chores for Mrs. Robbins at The Boarding House on Ellis Avenue. When she opened the door of a small storage room, Giffird noticed that it was full of large glass jars filled with tea. When Mrs. Robbins saw the delightful look on Giffird’s face, she asked if he would like to have the tea and the jars as part of his payment for helping her. He replied, enthusiastically, “Yes, ma'am!”
Giffird soon came up with the idea of filling the ceramic mugs he found in the trash with the tea that Mrs. Robbins had given to him. Then he put the mugs in his wagon and pulled it through the Stockyards selling them door-to-door. He wanted to become a successful businessman just like LeRoy, the junk collector, and the shop owners in the Stockyards.
One day on his way home from school, Giffird passed two large trash cans filled with ceramic coffee mugs. He ran home as fast as he could to grab his wagon to retrieve his new-found treasure before someone else discovered them. He quickly returned home with the mugs, unsure of what to do with them, but he knew he would soon think of something!
A week later, Giffird was doing chores for Mrs. Robbins at The Boarding House on Ellis Avenue. When she opened the door of a small storage room, Giffird noticed that it was full of large glass jars filled with tea. When Mrs. Robbins saw the delightful look on Giffird’s face, she asked if he would like to have the tea and the jars as part of his payment for helping her. He replied, enthusiastically, “Yes, ma'am!”
Giffird soon came up with the idea of filling the ceramic mugs he found in the trash with the tea that Mrs. Robbins had given to him. Then he put the mugs in his wagon and pulled it through the Stockyards selling them door-to-door. He wanted to become a successful businessman just like LeRoy, the junk collector, and the shop owners in the Stockyards.