Twenty Pounds of Candy

Its forever and a day nice to see a smile on a childs face, especially in a war-torn country. The one social occasion I knew, that always brought feel to the children, was candy. Knowing that made me pauperization to do manything special. I did it for the children.\nIt was showtime deployed as a fool away sergeant. The daily routine was lose something. I wanted to do something, to bring joy and felicity to what was, for lack of a infract term, a lousy situation. whizz evening, after my guard shift, I made a auditory sensation call to my Mom. The call wasnt routine, so she was pleasantly surprised. Of course we exchange pleasantries, precisely that wasnt why I had called. I told her about my mood, and she was absolutely thrilled to help out. She started asking me so many questions at once alike, how much should I send? and, what do the children like? Do they like taffy? I couldnt keep up with the questions! I gave up, and let Mom accede the reigns. I knew shed be on board. She certainly didnt hesitate to corroborate the goods, and ship them out. Three weeks later, I received a abundant box from Mom. As always, my buddies were hovering, arduous to sneak a cheep at the contents. Judging by the weight, there was 20 pounds of candy in that box. I assailable to box, and immediately had to close it. interior was some of the best candies. She invest everything in there, from chocolate groundnut vine butter cups to handmade seawater taffy. I was tempted to keep it for myself, but I couldnt do that; I knew Mom would want some pictures. The next day was our sparkle to the local village. I went to my superiors with the idea and they were very supportive.\nThe village was small, with altogether about 70 inhabitants. A single dirt manner ran through the middle of a group of tiny brick and howitzer buildings. It was exactly like I remembered it in the movies. As we went in to town, the locals welcomed us. The children laughed and played, as they c hased our fomite to the village police station. The children equanimous around as my c...