Even when people have a great many friends, there are always one or two they love best of all, and Momo was no exception.
She had two very special friends who came to see her every day and shared what little they had with her.
One was young and the other old, and Momo could not have said which of them she loved more.
The old one's name was Beppo Roadsweeper.
Although he must have had a proper surname, everyone including Beppo himself used the nickname that described his job, which was sweeping roads.
Beppo lived near the amphitheater in a home-made shack built of bricks, corrugated iron and tar paper.
He was not much taller than Momo, being an exceptionally small man and bent-backed into the bargain.
He always kept his head cocked to one side - it was big, with a single tuft of white hair on top -
and wore a diminutive pair of steel-rimmed spectacles on his nose. Beppo was widely believed to be not quite right in the head.
This was because, when asked a question, he would give an amiable smile and say nothing.
If, after pondering the question, he felt it needed no answer, he still said nothing.
If it did, he would ponder what answer to give. He could take as long as a couple of hours to reply, or even a whole day.
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