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Ice Cream Sundae
In the
days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy
entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a
glass of water in front of him.
"How
much is an ice cream sundae?"
"Fifty
cents," replied the waitress.
The little
boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of
coins in it. "How much is a dish of plain ice cream?"
he inquired.
Some
people were now waiting for a table and the waitress was a bit
impatient. "Thirty-five cents," she said
brusquely.
The little
boy again counted the coins. "I'll have the plain ice
cream," he said. The waitress brought the ice cream, put
the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice
cream, paid the cashier and departed.
When the
waitress came back, she began wiping down the table and then
swallowed hard at what she saw. There, placed neatly beside the
empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies - her tip.
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