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\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with him?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe he\u2019s having a hard day,\u201d I said gently.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe he\u2019s hot and thirsty,\u201d she replied. Before I could stop her, she walked toward him, lemonade clutched tight.<\/p>\n

\u201cHi, sir,\u201d she said in her small, serious voice. \u201cDon\u2019t be sad. Be happy. It\u2019s a nice day. Not raining or snowing or anything. Are you hot? Why don\u2019t you go home? The ground is dirty.\u201d<\/p>\n

The man looked up, startled. His eyes were glassy, rimmed red.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have a home,\u201d he rasped. \u201cBut I\u2019ll be okay.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lily\u2019s face crumpled. \u201cSo you\u2019re homeless,\u201d she whispered. \u201cThat means no refrigerator\u2026 no food\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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Then she did something that stole my breath. She pulled three wrinkled dollars from her rainbow coin purse\u2014the one she\u2019d been filling with birthday money and spare change\u2014and pressed them into his hand, along with her lemonade.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with him?\u201d she asked. \u201cMaybe he\u2019s having a hard day,\u201d I said gently. \u201cMaybe he\u2019s hot and thirsty,\u201d she replied. Before I could stop her, she walked toward him, lemonade clutched tight. \u201cHi, sir,\u201d she said in her small, serious voice. \u201cDon\u2019t be sad. Be happy. It\u2019s a nice day. Not raining or…<\/p>\n

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