GREAT READS → DOUBLE TAKE Issue 971 · July 26, 2023

Free Ride

“We all paid our way... how could they just tag along for free?”

Free Ride
“We all paid our way… how could they just tag along for free?
Ahuva: If you don’t pay, you can’t join. It’s that simple.
Gittel: Don’t arrange events in public areas and expect children not to come.

 

Ahuva

The game show guy was fully booked, the clown wouldn’t do a night show in the country, and whoever suggested a concert clearly had no idea how much these singers charge.

I hit pay dirt with the magician guy though, the one Chaya Esther had suggested.

He had the date free, and his price… well, it wouldn’t be too astronomical by the time we divided it between all the families in our section of the bungalow colony.

I posted a message on our group chat: Good news! Mike the Magician can do Motzaei Shabbos Nachamu. Will cost around $150 per family. Let me know if I should go ahead and book.

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