From “The Treasure” by Alice Gray
The cheerful girl with golden curls was almost 4, while at the checkout stand she saw then a circle of white glistening pearls in a pink foil box.
Oh please mommy can I have them, please mommy please.
Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box and looked back in the pleading blue eyes of the little girls upturned face……$1.95. That s almost 2 dollar. If you really want them, I’ll think of some extra choirs for you and in no time you can save enough money to by them for yourself. Your birthday is coming, only 1 week away and you might get another crisp dollar from your grandmother.
When Jenny got home she emptied her penny bank and counted out 17 pennies. After dinner she did more than her share of choirs and she went to the neighbor and asked if she could pick dandelions for 10cents.
On her birthday her grandmother did give her a new dollar bill and at last she had enough to buy the necklace.
Jenny loved her pearls; it made her feel dressed up. She wore them everywhere, Sunday school, Kindergarten, even to bed. The only time she took them off is when she went swimming or took a bubble bath. Her mother said if they got wet they may turn green.
Jenny had a very loving Daddy, and every night when she was ready for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come up stairs to read her a story.
One night when he had finished the story he asked, Jenny do you love me?
Oh yes daddy you know that I love you, then give me your pearls………Oh daddy not my pearls, but you can have my princes, the one with the white tail, remember daddy, the one you gave me, she’s my favorite
That’s Ok honey, Daddy loves you, good night, and he brushed her cheek with a Kiss.
About a week later, after the story time, Jennies Daddy asked again……Do you love me?
Daddy you know that I love you…then give me your pearls. Oh Daddy not my pearls you can have my new doll, the brand new one I got for my birthday, she’s so beautiful and you can have her blanket the one that matches her sleeper. That’s Ok, sleep well, God Bless you, Daddy loves you, and as always he brushed her cheek with a gentle kiss.
A few nights later when he came close he noticed her chin was trembling and one silent tear rolled down her cheek, what is it jenny, what’s the matter?
Jenny didn’t say anything but lifted her little hand up to her daddy, and as she opened it there was her little pearl necklace, and with a little quiver she finally said, here Daddy its for you.
With tears gathering in his own eyes, Jenny’s kind Daddy reached out with one hand and took the dime store necklace and with the other hand he reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue velvet case with a strand of genuine pearls and gave them to Jenny
He had them all the time, he was just waiting for her to give up the dime store stuff so he could give her genuine treasures so like our heavenly Father
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