A famous art collector is walking
through the city when he notices a mangy cat lapping milk
from a saucer in the doorway of a store and he does a double take. He recognizes
that the
saucer is extremely old and very valuable, so he walks casually into the store
and offers to
buy the cat for two dollars. The storeowner replies “I’m sorry, but the cat
isn’t for sale.
The collector says, “Please, I need a hungry cat around the house to catch mice.
I’ll pay
you twenty dollars for that cat.” And the owner says “Sold,” and hands over the
cat. The
collector continues, “Hey, for the twenty bucks I wonder if you could throw in
that old
saucer. The cat’s used to it and it’ll save me from having to get a dish.” And
the owner
says, “Sorry buddy, but that’s my lucky saucer. So far this week I’ve sold
sixty-eight
cats.”
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