Story 31  The Broom Seller and the Barber
  A man who sold brooms went into a barber’s shop to get shaved. The barber brought one of his brooms. After he had shaved him, he asked for the price of the brooms.
  “Two pence,” said the man.
 “No, no,” said the barber. “I will give you a penny, and if you don’t think that is enough, you may take your broom back!”
 The man took it and asked what he had to pay his shave.
 “A penny,” said the barber.
 “I will give you a half penny, and if that is not enough, you may put my beard on again.”

故事31 賣掃帚的人和理發(fā)師
  一個(gè)賣掃帚的人去理發(fā)店修面。理發(fā)師從他那里買(mǎi)了一把掃帚。當(dāng)理發(fā)師給他修面后，問(wèn)一下他掃帚的價(jià)格。
 買(mǎi)掃帚的人說(shuō)：“兩個(gè)便士。”
 “不，不。”理發(fā)師說(shuō)：“ 我只出一個(gè)便士，如果你認(rèn)為不狗的話，可以把掃帚拿回去。”
賣掃帚的人拿回了掃帚，隨后問(wèn)修面要付多少錢(qián)。
 “一便士。”理發(fā)師說(shuō)。
 賣掃帚的人說(shuō)：“我給你半個(gè)便士，如果不狗的話，請(qǐng)把我的胡子還給我。”