A deal with the sugar devil

Miss C recently made a deal with the sugar devil.  For the whole of our trip, she has been begging for some fairy floss.  Every day market, night market, beach front, city centre in every place we've been in, seems to sell fairy floss.  This confectionery snack is obviously just spoonfuls of sugar so we have obviously resisted the constant pestering.  When we arrived in Vientiane in Laos, we walked down to the Mekong riverfront where there was a kid's park.  We had a lovely time playing there for quite a while.  C quickly clocked the numerous fairy floss sellers so started her constant refrain. We said no, forgot about it & moved on.

The next night we were walking to the night market again for a look & to have dinner.  C asked if she could have fairy floss for dessert when one kid walked by us eating this treat.  We said no but this time I said, if she didn't eat any sugar for 5 days, then she could have one (thinking that this was a way to divert her from the subject as this would not be an achievable feat for her).  However, such was her desire & ultimately, her resolve, that she said 'OK, I agree".  Hmmm, I hadn't been serious.

Well the deal was struck & we then mused for a second about where we might find some fairy floss.  Without batting an eye or pausing for breath, C said "Follow me, I know where there will be some because the lady was selling it last night.  It will be with the kids, silly".  She was right! Her powers of deduction in sugar matters were quite astonishing.

She bought the fairy floss, loved every sugar particle & kept her word about no sugar for 5 days.  She was also very honest in checking in on particular foods to determine if they had sugar in them or not. So although we didn't like how committed she had been to securing herself some fairy floss, we were impressed with the way that she kept her deal & after 5 days, we celebrated with an ice-cream. Ah, back to normal!

Top 5
1. It is an admirable quality to know your desires & to commit to getting these met
2. Agreeing & delivering on a course of action is satisfactory for all parties
3. Fairy floss is delicious when you are young & skinny
4. A keen sense of observation is a good skill to acquire at any age; you never know when your observations will yield positive results
5. We have had no more requests for fairy floss-desire sated! We have had ongoing & continuous requests for sugar