Fame and fortune

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Fame and fortune

Hundreds of people came to the fruit stand every day. Every day, Jaime and his son Darío set up their tarantín with the best fruit in the market. While the father was in charge of arranging all the merchandise, the boy would hawk the price and the fruits that were available:

Take the apples, Doña Ana. I have the cheap oranges, Mr. Manuel. We have the sweet pineapples and the big melons, Misia Dolores," said Dario with a liveliness that attracted customers:

You give me a kilo, but you give me the ñapa. Give me two kilos, but make sure they are ripe," was heard from one side and the other.

One day a politician with a very bad reputation came to the market. Guarded, the man walked through the market, trying to be friendly with the people. But from a distance, it was obvious that he was an arrogant and presumptuous man. All the humble people, who visited the market, looked at the politician with suspicion: they knew that the man went to the market only out of interest.

At that, the politician approached Jaime's stall and wanted to be generous with the child:

_Give me all the merchandise you have. I'll buy it for you," he said and called one of his bodyguards, who took out a suitcase full of money. The boy saw all that money and opened his eyes, but with an impressive naturalness, he replied to the boss:

_With all his money he can only buy two mangos. Because to buy the other fruits you need honesty, and apparently you don't have it.

After that, the people applauded the boy and the politician, together with his escorts, had to leave the market immediately.