The Little Boy Who Wanted to Buy a Doll For His Sister in Heaven–Unproven!
Summary of eRumor:
A Christmas story about a woman who discovered a little boy in a store who wanted to buy a doll for his sister, but didn’t have enough money. As the woman talked with the little boy, she realized that his sister had died, that his mother was apparently at death’s door, and he wanted to buy the doll to give to his mother to take with her and give to his sister. The woman gives the boy the money to buy the doll then recalls a tragic story in the newspaper of a family who was hit by a drunk driver. She realizes that was the little boy’s family and later reads that the mother did die from injuries from the accident. The lady visits the funeral home where the mother’s body is on view and sees that the doll is with her.
The Truth:
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