Taking a Guess

He approached the front desk but the cashier was so stunned that she could only mutter the question, “How many are there?” The presence of Anders and his precious gifts had turned an ordinary day at the bank into an interesting one. The spectacle drew so much attention and Anders had many questions to answer.

The first question he was asked was how many pennies he had saved up. Of course, he wasn’t sure and couldn’t provide a straight answer to the question. He told the clerk just as much but estimated the number to be about a million. Her next reaction was unexpected.