Grenada: There was once a lonely old man who lived in a very poor section of town. Every afternoon a group of youngsters went to that section to play, beat cans and drums and make a lot of noise.


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The old man hated the noise and soon came up with a plan to deal with the young men. One afternoon he went to meet them and told them how much he enjoyed the racket and looked forward to their visits. He then said, "Each time you come here to entertain me I will give you 20 dollars. Here is today's payment."

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The young men took the money and thought it was a good deal. The next day they returned and played with great gusto. The old man then went to them and said, "I only have 15 dollars today but I will give you 25 dollars tomorrow." Next day he told them that he didn't have time to go to the bank and could only give them five dollars but promised to make up the deficit on the following day.