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* > It contradicts the story of that old and wise guy who decided to give money to the children who were harassing him.* Source? I never heard of that.
by wazoox 14y ago
* > It contradicts the story of that old and wise guy who decided to give money to the children who were harassing him.*
Source? I never heard of that.
- johnchristopher 14y agoI am not sure there are any sources to this story, it's most likely made up to prove a point ("once it's work, it's no fun" and "old people are cunning") and there are variants but it's a rather commmon story told in classroom where I grew up (Belgium). It's like the story of the boy who cried wolf, its origins are lost in time and not very precise.
- Avenger42 14y agoThe version I heard went something like this: A man was tired of the local youths <doing negative behavior>, so he offered them a small amount of money ($2-3) when they'd <do negative behavior>. The next week he came to them and told them "sorry, business was slow, all I can give you this week is $1/time." They weren't happy, but agreed. The next week he went back and said "sorry, even slower, I can only afford $0.25/time now." The youths said "we're not doing this for $0.25!" and stopped <negative behavior> altogether.