Rain
What a Paperboy Learned About Business
Chapter One
Opportunity
It was Saturday morning, and Mom was making
breakfast. Dad was reading the Town News section
of The Gazette. Rain was reading the sports pages.
"Have you noticed," Dad asked, looking up
from the paper at Rain, "that for the past few days, the
paper is finally being delivered when it's supposed to be?
In the morning?"
No one said anything.
"Would anyone like to know why the paper is
getting here on time, after weeks of late or no paper?"
Dad asked.
No one answered.
"Am I talking to myself?" Dad asked.
"Apparently," Mom said.
"Rain?" Dad said.
"What?" Rain asked, trying to read the baseball
standings and look at his father at the same time.
"If you're interested and if you move fast, you
might be able to get a job as a paperboy," Dad said.
Dad now had Rain's full interest. And Mom's.
"The reason the paper is being delivered on
time is because a guy who works for the paper is de ... read full excerpt from: Rain: What a Paperboy Learned About Business ebook