THE LABORER AND HIS MASTER
The Story of a Man Who Outfitted Another
Once upon a time there was a laborer who said to his master:
"It is time to plant the fields."
"Very well," said his master. "The part which grows above the ground shall be mine and you shall have in payment for your labor the part which grows below the ground."
"Agreed," said the laborer.
He planted the fields with potatoes. His master had nothing but the tops outside the earth. The laborer harvested many baskets of potatoes that year and sold them for a goodly sum. The master was angry because of this.