The Boy, the Farmer, and the Donkey

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One day a boy bought a donkey for $10.00 from a farmer. The next day, he went to the farmer to claim the donkey. The farmer said, "I'm sorry. I can't give you the donkey. It died." The boy asked, "May I have my $10.00 back then?" The farmer replied, "I'm sorry. I have spent the money already." The boy said, "Fair enough. Give me the dead donkey then." And the farmer questioned, "What are you going to do with it?" The boy replied, "I will sell it." The farmer asked, "Who will want to buy a dead donkey?" The boy answered, "I will see what I can do." The farmer gave him the dead donkey, and they parted ways.

A year later, the boy and the farmer met again. The farmer asked, "How did it go selling the dead donkey?" The boy replied, "I made a profit of $388.00." The farmer's eyelids widened, "Really?! Who would want to buy a dead donkey with that amount of money?" 

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The boy said, "I didn't tell anyone that the donkey was dead. I sold 200 raffle tickets to win a donkey. Each ticket was $2.00. The winner was informed that the donkey died and he received his refund. The rest of the losing ticket holders felt relieved they didn't win the dead donkey." 

200 tickets x $2 each = $400 
- $2 refund = $398 
- $10 spent on the donkey = $388.00 profit

Wicked!



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DL 
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