Short story fragment from Lewis Hyde's 'The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World'
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one day, Calvin and Magnolia Waters inherited some money. One of Magnolias uncles in Mississippi had died and left them $1500. It was the first time they had ever had a cash reserve. Their immediate hope was to use the money as a down payment on a house. Here is what happened to it. Within a few days, the news of their good fortune had spread throughout the King network. One of magnolias nieces, soon came to ask if she could borrow $25 to pay a bill so the phone would not be turned off. Magnolia gave her the money. The welfare office heard about the inheritance and cut off medical coverage and food stamps, food Mongolia's Children telling her that she would get no more until the money was gone. Then Magnolias, Uncle and the South became seriously ill, and she and her oldest historia, Augusta, were called to sit by his side. Magnolia boat, round trip train tickets for herself, her sister and three of her Children. After they had returned, the uncle died and she and her sister had to go south again. Soon thereafter, Augustus first old man died, leaving no one to pay his burial. Augusta asked Magnolia if she would help pay for the digging of the grave, and she did. Another sisters. Rent was two months overdue. The woman was ill on had no source of income. No, you paid the rent. It was winter and the Children and grandchildren, 15 and all. We're staying home from school because they had neither winter coats now adequate shoes. No, Ellie and Calvin. I bought all of them coats, hats and shoes. Magnolia bought herself a winter coat on. Calvin bought a pair of work shoes. The money was gone in six weeks. The only way this couple could have capitalized on their good fortune would have been to cut themselves off from the group.