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It was a cold October night in Brooklyn, 

1905. Alice Goodman lay awake, trying to 

process in her mind what had just happened 

earlier in the day. Both of her parents had 

been killed in a horrific factory fire. Now she, 

fourteen-year-old Alice, had to provide for 

three younger siblings besides herself. 

Alice picked through a random trash can the 

next morning to try and find some food. 

"Nothing here but an old rotten banana," she 

said. "I guess I'll have to find a job so my 

family will be fed." Later that day, she went 

to the bakery and was hired as a delivery 

person.  

Once again that night, Alice found herself 

awake, thinking about how the family would 

get by without their parents. Alice knew of 

the difficulties ahead of her, but was willing to 

carry the family through the troublesome 

times.  "Whatever happens, I will fight to 

support my siblings," she promised herself. 

Alice worked hard delivering bread all week, and the 

baker was pleased with her progress. 

"Good job, girl!" he exclaimed at the end of her first 

week working. "I'm glad to have you here."

Alice's younger brother and two sisters were all 

waiting for her as she got home from the bakery. 

"Hurry, hurry, come quick! We have something 

to show you," they burst out. Alice rushed inside 

to see what all the fuss was about.

Sitting on the kitchen table was a stack of money!  

Alice gasped in excitement. "Where did this all 

come from?" she asked. 

"Mom and Dad had a thing called insurance, " her 

brother explained. "It gives us money since they 

passed away." 

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