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Once upon a time in New York City, lived a 

young little girl named Alice. 

Alice lived with her father in an old, 

shabby, beaten down shack. Her father 

was a musician trying to make a debut. 

One day, Alice’s father says “You are going 

to go into the city tomorrow and sell my 

CD’s whether you like it or not, and if you 

don’t sell enough CD’s, then there will be 

serious consequences.” Never being strong 

enough to speak up, Alice answers with a 

quiet, “Yes, sir”.

     The next day, Alice grabs her father’s 

CD’s and heads out into the city. Sitting on 

the corner of New York in the cold winter 

breeze, Alice is passed by tons of 

pedestrians only giving her bad looks due 

to her horrid outfit, and her messy hair. 

Not one CD was sold that whole day.

That night as Alice walks back home, she is only 

greeted with screams and yells by her father because 

she didn’t sell enough CD’s. “You will go back into the 

city, and sell those CD’s until there are no more left”, 

says her father the next day. Obeying her father, Alice 

timidly walks out the door, into the city, and onto the 

brick steps of the city. As thousands of people walk by, 

not one person buys a CD from Alice. Alice cries and 

cries because she knows that if she doesn’t sell enough 

CD’s, her father will beat her. Alice only wishes her 

mother were with her, because her mother was the 

only person who really loved her. 

As Alice starts to cry, a man walks by and stops in 

front of her. The man says in proper British accent, 

“Little girl, why are you crying”? Alice looks up and 

says, “No reason, I am just a little cold”. The man 

takes off his jacket and wraps it around Alice’s 

cold, tender arms. A little smile appears on Alice’s 

face. “What is your name?” says the man. “Umm, 

my name is Alice”, says Alice meekly. “Well, my 

name is Stephen, and I would like to buy one of 

your CD’s, if you will.” “Of course”, says Alice. 

While Stephen and Alice exchange money and 

CD’s, everyone passing by, looks at them. “Well, 

good day and stay warm sweet Alice”, says 

Stephen. 

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