He took three nuts from his left-hand pocket, and put them into the right. Again he shook the cap, and again he asked:
"Odd or even this time?"
"Odd."
"Did you say odd? May you suffer for ever! Hand them over here. You have lost four nuts."
He changed four nuts from his left-hand pocket to the right, shook the cap and said again:
"Well, maybe you'll guess right now. Odd or even?"
"Even."
"Even did you say? May your bones rot! You rascal, hand out here five nuts."
"Isn't it enough that I lose. Why do you curse me?"
"Whose fault is it that you are a fool and that you guess as a blind man guesses a hole? Well, say again—odd or even? This time you must be right."