Sammy prayed every night for two weeks, asking God for $100.

When he got no response, he thought it would be a good idea to write to God and see if that worked.

The post office received the letter addressed to “God, Los Angeles.” They decided¹ that it would be best to just forward the letter to the mayor². The mayor read the letter and thought it was cute, so he asked his secretary to send the boy $10, thinking the boy would think that was a lot of money for a little boy.

When Sammy got the money, he was so excited that he sat down immediately to write a thank-you letter.

“Dear God,” he wrote, “Thank you very much for the money you sent. I guess it is to be expected but I thought you should know this: When you sent it through City Hall, the government deducted³（扣除，减去） $90.”