The farmer's tractor stopped working. All attempts by the peasant and his neighbors to repair the car were in vain. Finally he called a specialist. He examined the tractor, tried how the starter worked, raised the hood, and checked everything carefully. Then he took a hammer, took aim, hit the motor once and set it into action. The engine rumbled as if it had never been damaged.
When the master handed the bill to the peasant, he looked at him in surprise and became indignant: “What, you want a hundred coins for just one blow of the hammer!” “Dear friend,” answered the master, “I asked for only one coin for the blow with a hammer, and I take the remaining ninety-nine coins from you for my knowledge, thanks to which I corrected the breakdown by making just one blow to the right place.”
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru