I came across this card table in a side street. There were kids selling lemonade for 50 cents. I promptly bought one with part of my bus money. Then I looked at the items they had for sale on the table. There was an interesting piece–a cork shoved underneath a cupcake tin. Inside the tin were small plastic bits of all different colors. The cork and the cupcake tin were wrapped in clear tape. When I shook it, there was noise.

“It’s a rattle,” the kid said as I fingered it. “10 cents.”

I found a dime in my wallet and gave it to their mother who said, “Isn’t it such a steal?”