Lesson 3
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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