Gold Wrapping Paper

Kate told me this delicious story with its O. Henry overtones on the way to school this morning. A woman worried about money bought some beautiful Gold wrapping paper that she was saving for a very special occasions. She became very angry when she discovered that her daughter had taken the paper to wrap a gift. "Why did you do that?" But the gift is for you Mommy. When she opened the gift from her child she discovered a small box but when she opened it, there was nothing in the box.
"when you give a box as a present," she said to her child, "it's usual to have something in the box." But Mommy, I filled the box with kisses.

kate delivered the final line as she got out of the cab this morning leaving both the cab drive and me speechless.