Fake Fight by Eva

In the evening of July 6, 1899 two young boys set out to sell their newspapers. The shrewd newsboys wait in the streets of Brooklyn for the many people that hurry home from work this way. One small, scrawny young boy and one beefy, round boy are seen by the passersby. Soon adults from the streets hurry over to see what everyone is gathered around. The little boy is fighting with the bigger one. Punches and groans soon fill the air, as the bystanders watch with wide eyes. The older boy cruelly rips the poor boys papers. Police come to the rescue, but they only find the small, scrawny boy with tears in his eyes with adults huddled, buying his papers out of sympathy. Across town the chunky boy waits for the little boy at a restaurant, so the two friends can celebrate by tasting some pie. They use the money they cleverly stole from those unsuspecting adults that watched their "fight" to pay.