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Chinese Pebbles
- 1. A Story about two pebbles with photos of China!
- 3. There was once in a small village a farmer who owed an large sum of money due to be repaid to a very ugly old man.
- 4. If the money was not repaid, the law said the farmer would have to go to debtor’s jail.
- 5. After a terrible farming season, the father did not have the funds to pay his debt.
- 6. However, the farmer had a very pretty daughter that the old lender was sweet on, so the lender proposed a deal:
- 7. He said he would cancel the debt if he could marry the farmer’s daughter
- 9. Seeing this, the old lender suggested chance should determine the outcome of his proposition. ..
- 10. He told them he would put two pebbles … one black and one white… in an empty money bag,
- 12. 1) If she picks a black one, she must marry me And the debt to her father is eliminated…..
- 13. 2) If she picks the white pebble, she doesn’t have to marry me but the debt will still be cancelled.
- 14. 3) If she refuses to pick a pebble, her father will go to debtor’s prison…
- 16. As he was picking them up, the daughter who had a sharp eye…
- 17. noticed he had picked up two black pebbles and put them in the money bag
- 20. This discussion was taking place on the road in front of the farmer’s house and the road was paved with pebbles
- 25. 2) The daughter picks out both pebbles revealing the old lender cheated
- 26. 3) The daughter picks out a black pebble and sacrifices herself by marrying the old « coot » and saves her father from emprisonment
- 33. Think of the consequences of each of the three possible options.
- 39. She plunged her hand in the bag picked a pebble and, clumsily dropped it on the ground
- 40. Before it could be determined whether it was black or white, it mixed with other pebbles on the ground
- 43. we will know which pebble I had picked first, don’t you think?
- 46. . The old lender didn’t dare announce his cheating, ….
- 53. It’s just that we don’t always know how to examine all of the angles of the situation
- 60. END M ay your 2011 be full of positive thoughts and wise decisions!