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In fact, running errands was the special business of any boy or
girl between the ages of four and six. When you delivered
something you always began by saying: "My mother sends
greetings and says may God give you a good day, and here is
an egg." When you reported the accomplishment of your
mission, you repeated the other half of the ceremony by heart
"She says that she sends greetings, how is the family, and many
thanks for the egg." Any neighborhood courtesy-an exchange
of a banana for a red pepper, or the return of a borrowed utensil
-was sure to pass through our messenger system. ...
Why were the children expected to do errands?