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V. The boy and the cakes

A train stops at a small station. A passenger looks out of the window and sees a woman who is selling cakes. The gentleman wants to buy a cake but the woman is standing too far away from the carriage.

The gentleman does not want to go and get the cake him­self, so he calls a little boy who is on the platform near the carriage and says, "How much does a cake cost?" "Three­ pence, sir," answers the boy. The gentleman gives him six­pence and says, "Buy me one and with the other three pence get another for yourself."

A few minutes later the boy comes back eating a cake. He gives the gentleman three pence change and says, "There was only one cake left, sir."