"Okay, so, the idea is to bring the stand over to BrickPlace, in front of the door, and have people try a sample of a hot dog (or drumstick) before they can go into BrickPlace. That way, they'll want more. And buy a whole meal. And never get into BrickPlace," Dave explained.
"Simple, but genius!" Bob exclaimed excitedly.
"Now, let's go."
They got on either side of the cart, and carefully wheeled it across the street. They put it down right in front of the door, just as planned. And then they waited. In about a few minutes, a customer showed up.
"Get out of my way!" the customer yelled.
"After you try one of our hot dogs!" Bob said cheerfully. "Just a little bite."
So he took a bite. And then….
"GIVE ME A HOT DOG!!!" he said rather rudely. Bob didn't mind. He handed him a hot dog. And then the person squeezed a bit of mustard on it and ate it in less than a minute. "Thanks, mister!"
"You're welcome!" Bob said. "Come again!"
The person walked away. Then Bob and Dave jumped up into the air and slapped each other a high five.
"It worked!" Dave shouted happily.
This routine repeated for a couple of hours. It ended when the boss at BrickPlace came out the door and tripped them. They landed on the stand and tumbled onto the street.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!" the boss shouted.
"Umm….nothing," Dave replied. Then, they quickly stood up and ran across the street to Bob's house.
"I sure hope he doesn't call the cops," Dave said.
"He's probably going to," Bob said. "But it was a good idea. We did get some customers away from there. OH, NO, THE CART!"
"Right!" Dave replied. "Hey, I know how you can make your business more popular. Turn your house into a restaurant!"
"THAT'S A PERFECT IDEA!" Bob exclaimed. "We need to get to work!"
And so they did. Bob's business was about to get a lot bigger. And more popular. Legally, this time.