Mr. Sweet Little is a diabetic and alcoholic who lives next door to a family with several small children. Mr. Sweet often becomes ill due to his chronic conditions and will lie in bed, convincing everyone that he is about to die. However, his neighbor knows better and allows his children to kiss Mr. Sweet all over his face, bringing him back to life. Then the children play music on Mr. Sweet's guitar to lead him back to good health. This happens many, many times throughout the narrator's childhood until one day she gets a call to come to Mr. Sweet's side when she is at college. The narrator arrives to discover she can no longer bring Mr. Sweet back from the edge of death. Mr. Sweet dies this time, leaving the narrator his guitar and a lifetime of sweet memories.
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