The man with the sparkly pajamas tiptoed to the deli counter. The plush parrot sat contentedly on his head and his ankles jingled with bracelets made from soda tabs.
"A pair of oxfords please," he said, "men's size 10."
"Beg pardon?" The young woman behind the counter shoved the ham sandwich in her left hand into a brown paper bag and thrust it sharply at a customer. "This here's no cobbler shop."
Frowning, the man shuffled his feet.
"But oxfords and sandwiches go together," he whispered, in the most melancholy tone you can imagine. "Like hippos and Skittles, you know."
this made me want to cry a little.
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