Accord Hospice 100-story Challenge: DAY 95

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DAY 95

STORY #95


Golden Harvest

The mellowed hills of autumn turned flaxen in the morning light, as Tim and his sister Sally worked the potato harvest. It was the Great Depression, and this was the only work they could find. Tim was manhandling a full potato barrel when Sally spied something on the ground beneath it.

“Look!” She cried excitedly. There, beneath the barrel, was a small, bright yellow stone--gold! Looking carefully around, Tim retrieved the stone, and they continued working. The next day, the work camp had full pots of stew and warm blankets for everyone--thanks to a couple of secret benefactors.