[She personally wouldn't apply the word 'gift' to it, though, but realizes that it's really just arguing semantics.]
We couldn't really do that most of the time, either though. Though the one time we went with Papa to take the crops to market, he gave us each a shinnig and said we could do whatever we wanted with it. That was the first time I'd ever had any money that was actually mine, and that I could do what I wanted with it. My brother and I wound up putting them together and getting a big, sticky honey cake to share with Papa.
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[She personally wouldn't apply the word 'gift' to it, though, but realizes that it's really just arguing semantics.]
We couldn't really do that most of the time, either though. Though the one time we went with Papa to take the crops to market, he gave us each a shinnig and said we could do whatever we wanted with it. That was the first time I'd ever had any money that was actually mine, and that I could do what I wanted with it. My brother and I wound up putting them together and getting a big, sticky honey cake to share with Papa.
So I guess that was a gift for everybody!