There are these paper bags full of candies you can buy, and a select number of them have a golden ticket inside. Last year she tried several times but did not manage to win. I had forgotten about it until Nina reminded me about it this year.
She (we) bought several bags to no avail. I said that we could try one last time, and she ran over to the booth wishing on her butterfly tattoo to give her good luck. She chose a big bag, and with great anticipation, opened it up. She searched through and searched through, but no ticket.
She shared her candy and her disappointment of not winning a golden ticket with her friends.
Just before we were going to go home, Silvina went and bought another bag. I was thinking "come on, another bag?". Nina was surprised to get another bag and opened it up. Like magic she pulled out a golden ticket and screamed with exuberance "I got a Golden Ticket!". She ran like a shot to the prize area and excitedly presented her claim to fame. I heard some of the kids saying "Nina got a Golden Ticket!" She rummaged through the prize bag to choose - a football.
That instant when she pulled the Golden Ticket from the bag was as full of wonder and awe as the time when she discovered the pancake magically flying on her plate.
In Nina's words about the school fair:
"I took a tumble on this like bouncy castle thing with this rope where you climb up. I was trying to go penguin style which means on my belly, but instead of sliding down I flipped right over. I ate a huge hot dog. When my mom first got the bag my dad thought that it was no use, but then when I opened the bag... The Golden Ticket was inside!"
