I chose Milo to be a street urchin, who lived on the streets of London, and made his livelihood looking for things he could sell...
"Hi Rags..."
I wasn't familiar with the storyline of Dicken's Old Curiosity Shoppe, so looked it up. Apparently the main character, Nell, was a young teen, so a lot older than my Holly. But I wasn't sticking with the real story anyways. I was interested to learn that her grandfather employed a boy that helped around the shop. Which gave me the idea to introduce an orphan boy much like 'Oliver'. I chose Milo to be a street urchin, who lived on the streets of London, and made his livelihood looking for things he could sell... Whenever he found something of value, he'd come to the shop.... "Hi Rags..." He had brought with him a little bundle tied in a dirty handkerchief.... He handed the little bundle to Holly's grandfather, who opened it....and was surprised to find several pieces of expensive jewelry. "I was hoping you would be interested in some of these..." "You have some really fine things here..." "You didn't steal them, did you son?" "No sir! I found a dog, and the woman who lost it gave me these as a reward..." "I would never steal anything, Sir.... I'm an honest person, I am..." So Holly's grandfather paid him for the jewelry. "Bye Rags, see you next time...."
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Jay Searle
2/28/2020 07:50:17 am
I love the addition of "Oliver." Just loving this scene so much!
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Dorothy
2/28/2020 08:41:00 am
I like how you have added this character. He seems like a nice young man.
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Martha
2/28/2020 12:25:52 pm
Thanks. I didn't want him to be a thief or, worse yet, Holly's grandfather willing to buy stollen goods, so he had to come buy the stuff honestly.
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Donna
2/28/2020 09:38:23 am
I love your new character in this story, and the way most of his clothes look too big for him, but just perfect for a poor, little urchin!
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Martha
2/28/2020 12:29:28 pm
I wanted a street urchin, but wasn't prepared to actually make anything since ehe was more or less just an afterthought. So I borrowed Maya's coat and bag, and Steve's top hat. Its as too nice and clean, but I didn't want to permanently dirty it up, so just added a ribbon and rag hatband, and made him a rather ragged scarf. Figured that should do it without too much effort.
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Rachael
2/28/2020 06:23:23 pm
Maybe Oliver could be a mudlark or a picker. Mudlarks were kids that picked up stuff that washed up on the banks of the Thames and sold it to make a living. Pickers did a similar thing in the sewers.
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Brigitte
3/1/2020 02:32:41 pm
Your Curiosity Shop is awesome. There is so much to discover.
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