There is an etiquette that prescribes this interchange. Those who are supposedly in need of help don't demand it, but their presence, and their humility, inspires people to give, even if it is only an encouraging smile. This was a lesson taught very young. I'll give you two cents to buy whatever candy you want. But first let's just walk down this street, because you see, not everybody has a nice home as you have.
Kids walk past, and see the beggars.
And it's like inner conversion. Many of these tales must be about real people. It was eery to me how familiar the stories sentiments seemed. Many times I 've been told how a child with a disability is a blessing to a family, how such troubles only come to those who can cope. The impulses and attitudes in these Protestant tales are still at work.