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TOO GOOD FOR MRS. HENDERSON

Although Mrs. Henderson opposed the plan when she came in Saturday morning, she gave Judy her two last weekend days to justify it.

"My task was to close you down," Mrs. Henderson said, dedicated to her mission, "and if I don't see much profit in these two days, then you must close this store on Monday."

Around 15 minutes after Judy's store opened on Saturday morning, her first shopper appeared in the door. She was carrying a bag from Michele's store.

"I just bought this wool coat Michele was holding for me. According to her, you will give me 25% off anything I want to buy here."

"That's right," said Judy, almost laughing.

"More than one thing?" the woman asked.

"No…However, "Judy answered, with a spirit for sales. "if you buy another thing here at full price, you can go back over to Michele's and get her 25 percent discount on something else."

"What if they are both the same price, and then I return one?" the woman asked.

Judy thought. "That's an important question, because you'll get back the remaining 75 percent you spent in the first place, unless you bring them both back. That's the system we've got."

The woman bought a dress for 25 percent off, and went along happily into the street to the south.

"I'm going to master this," Judy said. And then, almost in the next minute, another woman came in from Michele's business across the street to the west.

So far, Mrs. Henderson seemed to have a deaf ear to the successful marketing plan. She looked away.

"I'm going to get a bargain buying two things now," the woman said, "One for the 25 percent discount, and one so I can go back to Michele and get her 25% discount on something else. This is so much fun!"

Mrs. Henderson did not think it was fun. She did not even smile. She just looked to the north with hollow eyes.

Another woman came in and Judy left the second one looking at silk pants suits. This was a rich woman she had last seen at church praying to her god.

"Mrs. Caldwell, how nice of you to visit me here." said Judy, "We haven’t seen you since last March."

"I like the 25 per cent off, " Mrs. Caldwell said, as if a ray of sun had just healed her. Judy saw that she was wearing rubber  slippers with cork  soles.

"Well, I'm glad you came in. " said Judy. "Did you know we also have some costume  jewels?"

"Oh really! 25 percent off on those as well?"

"That's right," answered Judy, taking out a bag with an elastic top. In the bag were small pieces of glass jewelry that would make a plain dress look better.

"Oh, my," said the woman, as Judy emptied the bag upon a table.

At the end of the day, Judy closed the store and brought out a gallon of iced tea, and Michele came over from her store with a pint of something to put in the tea.

"We just made a lot of money," Michele said, holding a tin box.

" And we're going to make a science of these discounts," said Judy, "and then fill our piggy banks."

"Anyone could attract customers by giving away money in discounts," said Mrs. Henderson, panning Judy's success with a fierce  scowl  pasted on her face. "Don't start buying big carriages, because I'm still going to close this store on Monday."

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according (to) -- as stated by (to Story)
almost -- nearly, not quite (to Story)
along -- on, with a forward motion (to Story)
although -- even if (to Story)
another -- some other (to Story)
appear -- come into view (to Story)

around -- on all sides (to Story)
bargain -- a very good price or trade when obtaining something (to Story)

because -- for the reason that (to Story)
become -- to grow or come to be (to Story)
business -- a company, a professional activity (to Story)
carriage -- an outdated four-wheel vehicle (to Story)
church -- a building for religious meetings (to Story)
cork -- used to stop a bottle (to Story)
costume -- clothing that matches an event (to Story)

deaf -- unable to hear (to Story)
dedicate -- remain firm in obeying a set of rules or an idea (to Story)

discount -- selling something at a lower price than it is usually marked (to Story)

door -- for closing up an opening in a building or a room (to Story)
elastic -- having the quality of springing back (to Story)
fierce -- marked by extreme and violent energy (to Story)
gallon -- 3.785 litres (US) / 4.545 litres ( UK) (to Story)
god -- He who created everything (to Story)
heal -- to bring back to health (to Story)
hollow -- an empty space inside something (to Story)
however -- despite anything else (to Story)
important -- meaning much (to Story)
into -- motion to a point within something (to Story)
jewel -- a valuable stone (to Story)
justify -- to have good reasons for (to Story)

master -- person having control over others (to Story)
mission -- the general objectives a person or a group wants to accomplish (to Story)

north -- when looking at the sun going down, north is in the direction of your right hand (to Story)
oppose -- speak or act against a person or an idea (to Story)

pan -- open container for holding liquids, for cooking, etc..also,(idiom) to have a bad thought about something (to Story)
paste -- something that will stick papers together (to Story)
pig -- animal raised for food (to Story)
pint -- a unit for measuring liquids (to Story)
plain -- simply presented; also a wide piece of land with few hills (to Story)

ray -- a group of parallel lines of radiation (to Story)
remain -- to continue in a place, stay (to Story)
return -- to go or come back (to Story)
rubber -- an elastic material made from the blood of a special tree (to Story)
science -- the study of measurable things  (to Story)

scowl -- a look on a person's face that says they are not pleased (to Story)

silk -- fine soft material used to make clothing (to Story)
since -- 1. from then until now 2. because (to Story)
slippers -- small flat shoes (to Story)

sole -- only; also the lowest part of a shoe where it touches the ground (to Story)

south -- when looking at the sun going down, south is to your left hand (to Story)

spirit -- the emotional nature of the human being (to Story)
system -- a group of items which are part of a whole (to Story)
those -- plural of “that” (to Story)
tin -- a container, or a metal from which containers are made (to Story)
understand -- to know, get the meaning of (to Story)
upon -- on (to Story)
west -- the direction where the sun goes down (to Story)

without -- not having (to Story)
wool -- made from the hair of some animals (to Story)