The Short and the Long of it

The best compliment received came in aisle 4.

I was in the canned vegetable section of the grocery store.

An elderly woman, short in stature with steel gray hair, said, “Sir could you help me, do you have a moment to spare?”

She went on, “I am usually self-sufficient doing things myself,

But could you fetch me a can of peas and carrots off the top shelf?”

Said I, “It would be a pleasure and no trouble at all.”

Responding she said, “Thank you so much, you are kind and tall.”