The Emotional Bond with the Street Boy

The protagonist's brief connection with a little boy playing with paper streamers, to whom he gives a cake.

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The Boy with the Paper Streamers

The Boy with the Paper Streamers The Observation From the lodging house window, the protagonist sees a little boy on the pavement, knotting paper streamers. A man spits on him from above. The boy curses, and the protagonist is moved. The Decision to Give He saves a cake from the cake woman, intending to give it to the boy. He thinks of him constantly. The Gift He goes to the spot, but the boy is gone. He leaves the cake against the door, knocks, and hurries away. He is pleased imagining the boy finding it.

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