There is a man in Chicago by the name of Slats Grobnik who sold Christmas trees. One year he noticed a couple on a hunt for a Christmas tree. Someone told him the couple was barely making ends meet. After looking at all the expensive trees they found a Scotch pine that was okay on one side, but it was really bare on the other one. They picked up another tree that was not much better. It was kind of full on one side and scraggly on the other. She whispered something in her husband’s ear and he walked over and asked if three dollars would buy both trees, because that is all the money they had. Mr. Grobnik figured that not only would neither tree probably sell, but he could help this couple out so he agreed to the price.

They were so grateful. They thanked him and invited him to come by the …