Girls outsmart city that tried to shut down their lemonade stand
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Zoey, 7, and Andria Green, 8.
Remember those names. We'll be hearing from them again what with their early start on crime careers and all.
The Overton, Texas police department was all that stood between anarchy and the good people of Texas when they stepped in to stop the girls from selling lemonade to raise money to buy their father a Father's Day present.
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That's their story, anyway, and they're sticking with it.
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Their mother tried to get a permit but ran into the usual red tape.
Meanwhile, the girls did a little research on their own and found out it's not against the law in Overton, Texas to give lemonade away and accept donations.
