2011-02-19

AN EXPENSIVE BREAKFAST

It happened many years ago, when there were still kings in some countries of Europe.
Once a king of a small country was travelling through Holland. He stopped at an inn in a little village to have breakfast. He ordered some boiled eggs, coffee, bread and butter for breakfast.

The king ate two eggs with bread and butter, took a cup of coffee and asked the innkeeper: "How much must I pay for my breakfast?"

The innkeeper answered: "A hundred florins."

The king was very much surprised and said:
"What? A hundred florins for a little bread and butter, a cup of coffee and two eggs? It is very expensive! Eggs must be very scarce in your village."

"Oh, no, sir," answered the innkeeper, "there are many eggs in our village, but kings are very scarce nowadays."

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