He hurried to Lydia’s room only to find her asleep. Torn between his desire to tell her about his good fortune and her need to rest, he stood for a few moments looking down at her. He thought she looked angelic with her long blond hair spread out on the pillow. There was a faint smile on her lips. As he looked at her, she stirred, opened her eyes and gazed sleepily up at him.

“Hi, Honey, she said, stretching and yawning. “Oh, I had such a good sleep. What have you been up to?” She sat up and patted the bed next to her. George sat down. Hardly able to contain himself, he handed her the card.

“Lookee, lookee, Lyd. Look what your ol’ Dad’s brought you,” he said with a big, boyish grin.

Lydia squinted at the card, reached for her glasses on the table, put them on, and studied the winning Breakfast Bonanza coupon.“What does it mean, Georgie?” she asked with a puzzled frown.

“It means I just won Three thousand dollars at the Happy Pancake,” he beamed.

For a moment she didn’t get his meaning until she read the contest rules on the reverse side of the small card. She clapped her hands together in amazement and laughed.

“It can’t be true!” she exclaimed.

“But it is...and here’s how the whole thing came about.” With that he told her about Little Red Beard.