HOW RICHARD PLANTED A DOLLAR
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When vacation time came, Richard went to visit his Uncle Dick on the farm.
He fed the chickens regularly, and he drove the cows and sheep to pasture. Indeed, he worked so hard and helped so much that his uncle promised to pay him.
So one day Uncle Dick handed him a silver dollar. Richard was delighted to think he had earned so much money. He put the dollar first into one pocket, then into another. This seemed to amuse Uncle Dick.
“What are you going to do with your money?” he asked.
“I don’t know exactly,” Richard replied. “What would you do with it, uncle?”