All these people in Ba Sing Se see me as a dirty beggar, but I was once so much more. And it is all that damned Avatar's fault! Once, I was Maurice the Cabbage Merchant, and I led a life of peace and tranquility with my little cabbage cart. But that life crumbled before me the day those guards blasted my cabbages off the mountain side. I watched them fall as if in slow motion, a single tear rolling down my face. After days of being an emotional mess, I pulled it together and once again pursued a business endeavor once safely in Omashu. And guess who showed up to ruin it? That's right, the Avatar. For what seemed life forever, I kept moving on and trying to rebuild my tiny business empire, but he showed up every time! Exhausted from moving city to city, I believed I finally reached peace in Ba Sing Se. I mean, what are the odds of finding a single cabbage cart in the entire city? But I soon found the answer after Avatar Aang destroyed my livelihood for the last time. Holding the cabbages to my cheek, weeping, I had enough. No longer would I try again, when I knew that the Avatar would inexplicably come and slaughter my cabbages. For the rest of my days, I shall beg in the streets of Ba Sing Se, wallowing in my grief. If there ever is to be seen such a broken man in Ba Sing Se, it is me, mourning the cabbages I have lost.