I've Got Sixpence

One small coin. One big victory. A slice of British childhood so vivid you'll almost smell the aniseed balls.Bully-boy Mike had already taken her threepence, twisting her arm until she dropped it, then spent every penny on himself while she went out in the cold to do the shopping he was supposed to do. He thought that was the end of it. He was wrong. Crouching to rescue a dropped glove from the sl...