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12 - Bike Bargaining by Gammy
Episode 1
Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
Bike Bargaining by GammyOne day, Gigi sat on her front porch, hands cradling her chin, watching her friend ride down the street on a bicycle. Her dad was also sitting on the porch. Gigi asked, “When can I get a bike Dad? I’m already twelve years old.”“Gigi, you’d need to save money for a bike. It will cost $30. I will match whatever you save until you have enough.” Thirty dollars was a lot of money when Gigi was young. “It will take me forever to save my half of the money,” Gigi thought. Then she had an idea.“Dad, can I start charging money for the babysitting I do?”“No Gigi,” he said. “The people you babysit for are poor. You have much more than they do.”“But how can I save any money if I work for free?”“You’ll have to find another way.”Later that day, Gigi walked to her free dance lessons at the Moose Lodge in town. As she entered the lodge she noticed a sign in the entrance. It read:“Kids, help us get more children to join the Moose Lodge’s Free Saturday Children’s Program and earn 50 cents a child.” Gigi thought of all the kids she babysat for. If she could get some of them to come to the Saturday program, that would help pay for a bike.By the next Saturday Gigi had six little children walking along the sidewalk holding a long rope to keep them all together. When she arrived, the students sat in a circle and joined the fun.Gigi earned $3.00. She would need 12 more dollars to pay for her share fo the bike. It took Gigi two years to save the rest!The end
