In one Odessa courtyard every day, teenage boys played football.
And this greatly irritated the residents of the surrounding houses.
The fight with the football players threatened to develop into a serious conflict when one smart Jew intervened in the matter. He said that he could peacefully make sure that the children would not play football.
The Jew began by offering to pay each player 50 kopecks. because they will play football in the yard.
The football players were delighted and began to play with enthusiasm, even holding something like a championship.
After some time, the Jew complained about difficulties and reduced the fee to 30 kopecks.
The players were a little indignant, but continued to play.
After some time, the fee was reduced to 10 kopecks. and the football players began to skimp and not come to play.
And when, after a short time, the Jew said that because of the crisis he was forced to stop paying the football players, they indignantly stopped playing football in the yard completely.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru