My little niece is all sentimental about her granny's birthday. Decides to buy her a gift with her own 'pocket money'. Breaks her piggy bank to get a pile of coins. Mightily proud, but blissfully unaware that it adds up to around Rs. 10 (around a dollar in purchasing power) Holding her Mom's hand, off she goes to the neighborhood grocery store. Unfortunately, everything she wants is not what she can afford. The shopkeeper finally tells her that she can get a small packet of biscuits for that money. The child is happy..and takes out her pile of coins in front of the flustered shopkeeper. My aunt(her mom) tries to mitigate the awkwardness, by handing a 10 rupee currency note to the shopkeeper, taking all the coins and stuffing them her own bag!! "Mommy!!! you took my money!!!!!" screams the angry kid. First they did not give her the stuff she wanted for her granny, now they take her money too! My aunt, even more flustered, tries to explain the mathematics, but the anger wont stop!! :)
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