The stall owners were at their wits' end, their former obstinacy now replaced by a genuine recognition of their error.
They couldn't help but burst into tears, saying, "Fellow stall owners, oh great ones, we were wrong, we were wrong... We shouldn't have tampered with the machine, falsely accusing this child. This child did indeed hit the target a hundred times right from the start. It was our greed for profit that made us unwilling to give him the expensive large toy, which led us to adjust the scores on the machine. We know we were wrong now, please forgive us, we won't dare to do it again..."
The onlookers began to point fingers at the stall owners, commenting, "So that's how it is, no wonder I never win anything. The stall owners must have rigged the game."
Others said, "Such unscrupulous vendors should have been shut down long ago. They are a terrible influence on the children. Frauds!"
The stall owners regretted it so much that they turned blue with remorse.