As Mrs. Jones walked home, a large purse over her shoulder, Roger ran up and attempted to steal her purse. However, the strap broke and he fell backwards on his back onto the sidewalk. According to the story, immediately after this Mrs. Jones did the following:
"The large woman simply turned around and kicked him right square in his blue-jeaned sitter. Then she reached down, picked the boy up by his shirt front, and shook him until his teeth rattled."
These were her immediate actions and preceded her dragging Roger to her home. She then provided Roger with forgiveness and an excellent example of a caring adult. Having realized that Roger had no one at home to give him guidance in the simplest of tasks such as washing his face and seemingly no food to eat, she had him wash his face and share her dinner. Afterwards, as she allowed him to leave, she gave him the ten dollars he had tried to rob from her to buy a new pair of shoes.
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