SD3: Pop rejoins the family in the field.
Pop: The mayor said they would build a little museum around our rock. We could go visit anytime we want.
Theo We would give the meteorite to Rock Creek?
Pop: A permanent loan.
Ingrid: So we get nothing?
Pop: Rock Creek is broke. The town can't afford to pay us a cent.
SD1: Pop looks at Theo.
Pop: Those little meteorites you've been collecting-how many have we sold?
Theo: Close to 600. We have at least 1,200 left.
Pop: Ingrid, you got yourself a car?
Ingrid: Yes, sir.
Pop: Theo, you got that telescope?
Theo: I did.
Pop: And Karl, we're going to make an addition to the house.
Karl (smiling): I'll have a room of my own.
Pop: We've paid down some of our debt on the farm. We've put some money aside for college, and your mother's got the truck working now. The point is that
the meteorite has done 89 otor
good.
SD2: Pop kicks a clod of dirt, then looks up.
Pop: Here's what I believe. Getting what you need out of something is
better than getting all you can out of something.
SD3: Everyone is quiet.
Pop: But it's not up to just me. The space rock belongs to the entire family
SD1: Pop pulls five tiny meteorites from his pocket.
He keeps one and hands out the rest.
Pop: In the barn, there's a box with a slit in the top.
The lid is nailed shut. You go in there one at a time
If you think we should sell the space rock, throw your meteorite away. If you think we should keep it in town, put your meteorite in the box.
SD2: The family nods.
Pop: When you're finished, go on into the house. I'll come last and we'll open the box together.
Karl: And then what
Pop: If there aren't five meteorites in that box, we'll sell the big one, no questions asked.
Pop says, "Getting what you need out of something is better than getting all you can out of something." What does he mean?
How does this idea apply to situations in real life?