A grandmother was selling eggs at the market when a local bully came up and smashed her goods: everyone was shocked when a young man in a suit stepped in
For many years, the grandmother had been selling her home-raised eggs at the local market. Every day she brought buckets filled with white and brown eggs laid by her beloved hens. Her voice rang out loud and confident:
— Fresh eggs, from my hens! Come and see, you won’t regret it!
A young woman approached the stall, smiled, and took a dozen.
— God bless you, grandma, — she said, and left, holding the bag close to her chest.
Grandma had barely caught her breath when a local troublemaker showed up. Everyone knew him: arrogant, unemployed, always stirring up fights.
— So, old lady, will you sell me the eggs for my price, huh? — he sneered.
— I’m already giving them away almost for free… — grandma answered softly, trying to avoid conflict.
— For my price! Or I’ll just take them! — the boy shouted louder.
The old woman lifted her hands, her eyes filling with tears.
— Son, don’t hurt me… My husband is sick, waiting at home. I don’t even have bread to give him…
But as if deaf, he clenched his fists, grabbed a bucket of eggs, and smashed it against the wall. Whites and yolks ran down the stones. The grandmother cried out:
— Oh Lord, why would you do this! Take them, take them all, just don’t break more! I worked for hours…
The bully grinned and reached for the second bucket, ready to take it.
At that moment, a man in a sharp suit walked up to the stall. In the market he stood out immediately: well-dressed, confident, with an expensive watch on his wrist. He stopped, watching the scene. And what he did left everyone in shock Continued in the first comment
— Put the bucket back, — he said calmly but firmly.
— And what’s it to you? — snapped the bully, but the man stepped closer.
He took out his wallet, counted several large bills, and placed them directly into the trembling hand of the grandmother.
— I’m buying all of your eggs. Even the broken ones. Consider today your best day of sales.
The people around gasped. The grandmother could hardly believe her eyes and whispered only:
— The Lord has sent you…
The bully was about to run off from the market, but the man stopped him.
— Wait. Do you like taking what belongs to others for free? — he asked.
The boy stayed silent, eyes cast down.
— Then I’ll make sure everyone knows what kind of “hero” you are.
He loudly called for his bodyguard. In front of the whole crowd, he explained how the boy had smashed the eggs and humiliated the old woman. The bodyguard, a large muscular man, pinned him down and dragged him out under whistles and shouts of scorn from the buyers.
From that day on, the bully’s way into the market was closed. No one wanted to deal with him anymore.