In the beginning of the 20th century, a young girl called Edit left her home country of
Sweden, and crossed the Ocean to make a new life in America. Unfortunately, it did
not go all that well, and she found herself soon homeless, begging for food or money to survive.
She used to occupy a street next to a theater; not because it meant hefty handouts,
but because it was a place where no other beggars or police bothered her; every
night, a new crowd came to see a show, and the cute young girl found just enough
mercy to survive. In fact, she did so well, that she decided to afford herself a small
piece of cake every tuesday – just to keep her spirits up.
One tuesday, she could not get a break. Looked like she will go without cake this
week. Then, a strange looking gentleman stopped near her. He soon heard her story, and decided to share his fortune.
Gentleman: I work as a magician in the touring show – today we performed here.
Some nights, our guests want to gamble with us afterwards, and I make sure to bring
home more than I came with. I try to keep it moderate – but today, this obnoxious
drunk was loaded, so I emptied his pockets. Here, take this precious coin.
