The Karate Kid: Christmas Special

(Is a few days before Christmas, and people are after their last few gifts. I’m stacking shelves when I see a confrontation between a man who is tall and obviously goes to the gym and a boy who is about nine years old.)

Man: “Give me that toy! You’re only going to steal it!”

Boy: “No, I got here first. You should have been more prepared.”

Man: “Shut up you brat. I’m your elder. You should respect me. Just give me the toy or I’ll educate you!”

(Note that the toy in question is big, enough so that the boy has to hold it with both hands. The man and the boy start struggling over it.)

Man: “F***ing let go!”

Boy: “NO!”

(The man raises his fist and I quickly jump up to stop him. However, before I can, the boy kicks the man’s hand out the way and then kicks his legs out from under him, sending him crashing to the ground—all while still holding on to the toy.)

Boy: “I’ll let you know what my sister thinks of the toy!”

(The man quickly runs off, humiliated. It turns out the boy and I have the same karate instructor, and he was one grade behind me.)