The Jar

Once upon a time there was a wonderful little family who was plowing through medical school with three children and who lived very far away from the rest of their family.  The daddy was working very hard to become a doctor so he could support his growing little family and the mommy was trying to raise this little family without losing her mind.  They lived in a very small apartment that didn't have a washer or dryer and had to do their laundry at a coin operated facility that was located nearby.  It was always a struggle to keep the correct amount of coins on hand to compensate for accidents from bodily functions that needed to be taken care of immediately.  The fairy godmother heard of their plight and was inspired to go through the buckets of coins that her husband had collected from his fountains and stored in their garage.  She was able to collect a great many coins that could be used in the washing facility.  She filled a mason jar with these coins and anxiously awaited the time when the little family would visit and she could give them these coins.  She was so excited to be able to give them this little gift that didn't cost her anything but her time and she knew that they would eventually be very thankful that they had these coins on hand for their frequent laundry emergencies.  The little family was very surprised by this unusual gift and have since thanked the fairy godmother repeatedly for thinking of this odd gift.  The fairy godmother was overjoyed by their gratefulness and thought many times how happy she was to be able to do this for the little family that she loves so much.  She will continue collecting coins until the day when the little family won't need them anymore.  And they lived happily ever after:)