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Trickle Treat
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Testing the Theory of

Trickle Down EAT-o-Nomics
August and Emmett are silly brothers.
They like to laugh, run, and play.
They train everyday to become
professional !"#$%#&%%&'(

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August is the big brother...

Emmett is the
little brother

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 August and Emmett are
excited because today is
Halloween!

After school they are going

trick or treating!

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BUT...
before they can TRICK or
TREAT they need to do a few
things.

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 They love to read books
together after school...

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And then they ride horses in the
Kentucky Derby...

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And they fight off any
neighborhood pirates that are
lurking about

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 And of course they have to
sing some silly songs!

Were brothers...and we love one

another
Were brothers...sometimes we pee in our
covers

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 Today for homework August
has a SPECIAL assignment! He
has to test the theory of Trickle
down economics.

This is a TRICKY assignment so

he asks mom for help.

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 She suggests he tests his
theory tonight during trick or
treating.

August thinks thats a great

idea!

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August explains the plan to his little
brother Emmett.

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Heres the plan, Emmett...
We will go to as MANY houses as possible so we
can collect as MUCH candy as possible.

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Then, when we have all that

candy...
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we can SHARE it with each
other!
An share it wiff kids who
didnt get any camdies?
Asks thoughtful little Emmett.

Sure thing, little brother! All

our extra candy will TRICKLE
down to those kids who need
it.

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 So, the two brothers get ready.
They prepare their teeth for their
most challenging night of the
year.

Okay, wittle teef. Stay stwong. It mights

get kinda heptic out theres but I needs you.
Youre my buddies and I love yous.
After Little Emmetts
peridental pep talk the boys are
ready to...
Trickle Treat!

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With costumes on and maps unfurled,
these brothers are ready to complete
their mission!

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They have exactly three hours:
from 5pm until 8pm. Each brother
carries four empty bags aching to
be filled with teeth-tingling treats.

The question is...what will

happen when they collect their
loot? Will they share as planned?
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 Or will something stand in
their way?

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 House after spooky house the boys
come away with bags and bags of
treats until

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the clock strikes eight bells...

DONG!
DONG!
DONG!
DONG!
DONG! DONG!
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DONG!

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 The brothers, ready or not, must retreat
to their house to tally their riches.
As the brothers count and sort their
candies:

The chocolates.
The sweets.
The marshmallows.
The fruities.
The yuckies.

Something strange comes over them.

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A feeling of possession.

A possessiveness
possesses them!

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 Hey, little brother. Maybe we shouldnt
share these candies after all. We worked hard
to get these candies. Everyone else can get
their own, right?
Emmett would have agreed verbally but his
mouth was stuffed with so many sweets that his
tongue was numb.

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 And so it happened. The two brothers
who swore to share their sweets with each
other and with the un-candied children of
the world began to eat it all themselves.
That isnt to say they didnt come up with
some great uses for their candy

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 They had chocolate bars so
big they made twin beds for
sweeter dreams.

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 They created
their own
currency out
of specialty
chocolates

(the most delicious candies being the most

valuable and those terrible fruit cremes
being nearly worthless).

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The brothers, in their candy extravagance,
reenacted several scenes from the latest
Orange is the New Black season using a
cast of all orange circus peanuts.

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This was all good and fun but the more
candy they stuffed in their stomachs the
more empty they felt inside.

The boys realized they failed their

test.

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 The theory to trickle down lots of treats to those who
need it just couldnt work for them.

The brothers needed the help of others to make sure

they didnt eat all their candy at once.

They needed a system that allowed them to share their

candy with those children deeply in need of its sugary
goodness.

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 They needed justice.

Candy justice.

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 And it was up to the brothers
and fellow citizens to make sure no
child ever got too much candy nor
too little on Halloween night - ever
again.

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Collect ALL the August & Emmett
Holiday Stories!
1) NYE: New Year, New You
2) Groundhog, Groundhog
3) A Black History Year
4) A Valentine for St. Valentine
5) St. Patrick: Good Luck, August & Emmett!
6) Easter: A Good Day for a Resurrection! (or, Where did we hide Jesus?)
7) Do They Celebrate Earth Day on Mars?
8) Cinco De Mayo: Marching for Mexico!
9) Mother's Day: 24 Hours for Mommy!
10) Memorial Day: On Our Soldiers Shoulders
11) Father's Day: Take Me out to the Ball Game!?
12) Juneteenth: Has Slavery Ended?
13) 4th of July: Our Forefathers and Foremothers
14) LABOR Day: Work it!
15) Patriot's Day: Dissent is the highest form of Patriotism
16) Colobus Day: How an Italian Monkey Thought he Discovered a New World.
17) Trickle Treat: Testing the theory of Trickle-down EAT-O-nomics
18) Turkeys for Thanksgiving (and other unexpected guests)
19) August & Emmett Buy Nothing Today
20) Cookie Day: A Family Tradition
21) August & Emmett and the Myth of the Jolly Old Elf
22) Christmas in Bethlehem
23) Hanukkah: Keeping Up with the Macabees
24) Kwanzaa: The Colors of Liberation
25) Ramadan & Eid: Breaking the Fast
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