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TheIceCreamTruck

“Nevergiveup!Nevergiveup!”chantedtwoyoungchildren,MaxandLily,astheymarchedbarefootbehindtheirgrandmotherMimiwhowasleadingthemonagreatadventure,straightoffthebeachwheretheyhadspentthedaybuildingsandcastlesandswimminginthesea.Theywereseekingthemysteriousicecreamtruck!

Overtheyears,Mimihadbeeanexampleofpositivityforherfamily.Itwasnotatitlesheearnedwithouteffort,however.Herhusbanddiedearlyandatonlyfortyyearsoldshewaslefttoraiseherdaughteralone.Shefacedtheheartbreakingdisasterpowerfulenough.Shecouldhavelivedunderablackcloud.Butshechallengedherselftofindjoyeverydayinstead.Shewasalwaysupforanewchallenge,whetherthatwashikingacrosstherockymountaininAustriatogetabetterviewofthebreathtakingscenery,orsigningupfortapdancingclassesatfifty.Leadingbyexample,Mimitaughtherdaughterjusthowmuchonecouldachievewithapositiveattitude.

Andobviouslyshehadtakenthesameapproachinherrelationshipwithhergrandchildrenaswell.BeforestartingheradventurewithMaxandLilyonthathotJulyafternoon,Mimiheardtheicecreamman’sbellfromherbeachchair.Sheturnedandsawhimbriefly,spottinghisgreenshirtandcatchingthesightofhiswavingbellbeforeheturnedanddisappeared.Theicecreammanvisitedthebeachonadailybasis,althoughthedelaybetweenthesoundofhisbellandthedisappearanceofhistruckwasnotlong.Onemustbequicktocatchhim.

MaxandLilyweredisappointedwhentheydidn’tcatchhimintimethatday.ThatwasuntilMimi’seyesshoneandshesaid,“Nevergiveup!”Sheexplainedthatthetruckmightbegone,buttheycouldhurryuptofinditatitsnextstop.

Theywalkedblockafterblock.Notknowingwhichdirectionthetruckhadtaken,theyhadtomaketheirbestguessaboutwheretosearch.Thekids’tinylegswere