Orders for mistletoe pour in after Oregon girl told she can't sell them, but can beg for money at city park It appears the Oregon girl who was told she could not sell mistletoe in a public park, but could beg for money to pay for her braces, will be able to pay for dental work...and then some. Hundreds of mistletoe orders have poured in after reports of 11-year-old Madison Root being told by a security guard that she cannot sell the item at a public park, but she could, if she wanted to, beg for money, KATU.com reported. Root, who was selling the classic Christmas staple to earn enough money to pay for her new braces, also received $1,000 from a local entrepreneur as "seed money" for her mistletoe operations. I would rather work for something than beg Madison Root She was with her father at the time next to the Skidmore Fountain in downtown Portland, where the city holds a weekly market. A security guard told her that she had to stop selling due to a city ordinance that bans such activity in a park "except as expressly permitted under the terms of a lease, concession or permit," KATU.com reported I would rather work for something than beg," Madison told KATU. KATU.com reports that Mayor Charlie Hales, who met with city officials to discuss the situation, will contact staff at Portland's Saturday Market, which is located in the park, to gain a better understanding of the issue and will see if the procedures could be changed to allow children to sell at the event.