Sara's story

Welcome to Middeltown! It is Monday Morning. Everybody is at the market. The market is busy.

Today there is a new man at the Market. his name is Mister Fruit. His daughter is helping him. Her name is Sara.

'Good Morning' Mister Fruit says to everybody. 'My fruit is fresh. My fruit is cheap.'

Mister Fruit is polite. He is friendly. Everybody likes Mister Fruit. 'What a nice man!' they say. Everybody likes his daughter. 'What a nice girl,' they say.

A schoolboy asks for one kilo of apples.

Mister fruit puts some apples on the scales. The scales show one kilo and one hundred grammes.

Mister Fruit takes one apple away. Now the scales show nine hundred grammes.

But  Mister Fruit says, 'One kilo of apples! One dollar!' He takes one dollar front the schoolboy.

Sara is watching her father. She sees everything.

A Young woman asks for two kilos of oranges.

Mister Fruit puts some oranges on the scales. The scales show two kilos and two hundred grammes.

Mister Fruit takes one orange away. now the scales show one kilo and eight hundred grammes.

But Mister Fruit says. 'Two kilos of oranges two dollars!. He takes two dollars fron the young woman.

Sara sees everything.

It is Monday evening. Sara's father is counting his money. He is happy. But Sara is not happy. She is angry.

Father! You must sell the correct weight You mustn't cheat our customers Our customers, are poor.

But we are poor too, Sara! My wife is dead. You have no mother. I have no sons. You have no brothers. We must make money. Sara! That's life!

I don't want to work at the market. father.

You must work at the market! We must live sara. We must eat! You're a child. You don't understand business. You're a woman. women don't understand business. that's life, Sara!