This short story is one that has a way of warming the heart. Estela, a young girl who is attending her first swap meet with her father at the market place, is trying hard to sell her music box to be able to afford dancing lessons. As she continues to watch her father sell various things to customers, she herself tries to barter with people and convince them to buy her music box. In the end however, a neighboring woman who is working on a skirt and making flowers has her booth blown away by the wind. As Estela seeks to help her, she realizes her need to give the woman her music box so she can continue making her flowers to make money and keep her booth going. At the end of the story, the woman brings Estela the skirt she had been working on.
This book would be a great use of multi-cultural literature to allow students to experience stories based off of Hispanic culture. This would also be a positive resource in encouraging students to be kind and giving with the things that they have, providing evidence with the story as to the effects of doing so.
Multi-Cultural/International
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