stanleyg5
05-16-2010, 05:48 PM
There was a poor young girl born with an amazing talent. She could envision things no one else could see. A thought came to her about designing a sign to make money. The girl gathered all her material together to get started.
The poor young girl didn't have much to work with. She had a chair, table, poster, markers, apron and four pennies. She took out her markers and begin to write a headline on her poster.
Her headline read like this:
BET U $5 DOLLARS THAT I CAN SEE WHAT NONE OTHER MAY SEE!
The girl set up her chair and table on the sidewalk for passerby to see. As the crowd begin to come by they looked at her quite strange, but she didn't care.
Finally, an old gentleman stopped to inquire about her sign. "My dear, could you tell me what you can see that none other may see?”
The poor young girl said for sure! First you must place $5 on the table to bet me that I can't see what none other may see.
The old gentleman rubbed his chin in curiosity and reluctantly agreed to bet her $5 just to see the special talent the young girl could show him.
The young girl reached into her apron and pulled out one penny and placed it on the table next to his $5. Then, she pointed to her penny and asked the old gentleman if he could see any perfume?
The old man scratched his head puzzled. For the life of him he could not see any perfume. He told the young girl, "Young Madame I give up!”
The young girl pointed to her one penny and she began to sniff at her wrist. She said to the old gentleman. "Sir this is one scent!"
She kindly picked up his $5 and put in her apron. He said, “Wait a minute! Now I believe that I can see what you are up to. Let me try it again I bet you I can figure it out next time.”
The young girl obliged him. She said sir, "You must put up another $5 if you wish to see what I see that none other may see".
The gullible old gentleman put his 2nd $5 bill on the table. The girl reached in her apron and withdrew her 2nd penny and placed it beside her 1st penny.
She asked the old gentleman. “Sir, do you see any fruit.” The old man nearly jumped out of his pants. He looked and he looked. He said to the young girl, "I give up. Please show me how you see any fruit?"
The young girl pointed to her two pennies and cuffed her hand as if she were to bite down to eat. She said, "Sir you’re looking at a pear!"
He said, "You have gotten me again!" He begged the girl to give him another try.
She said to him, "Well you know the deal!" The old gentleman reached in his money clip and peeled another $5 to lay on the table.
This time the young girl put her 3rd penny down next to the other 2. She asked the old gentleman, "Sir do you see any snakes?"
The old gentleman rubbed his chin, scratched his head, and even pat his foot but he still couldn't see any snakes. He said, “Young Madame I give up! Please show me how do you see any snakes?"
The young girl pointed to her three pennies and curl 2 fingers in front of his face as to sting him. She said, "Sir you are looking at 3 copperheads!"
The old gentleman cried, "Well I will be a monkey's uncle!" He began to plead with her to give him another go! Before she could say a word he peeled off another $5 from his money clip and laid it down on the table.
Of course she reached into her apron and pulled out her 4th penny and placed it next to the other three. She asked the old gentleman, "Sir do you see any automobiles?"
Tears began to roll from the old gentleman's eyes. He was crying because he knew that his eyes could never see what the young girl's eye could see. In a solemn voice he said, "Young Madame I give up!"
The young girl pointed to her four pennies and began to move her hands as if she were turning a steering wheel. She said, "Sir you're looking at 4 Lincolns!"
By this time the old gentleman has grown wise to the young girl. He decided to turn the table around on her. He said I bet you I can see something that you can't even see. She looked at the old man as if he has lost his mind.
She said, "Sir, I doubt very seriously that you can see what I can't see".
The old gentleman peeled off a $50 bill. He said, "Okay I bet you this $50 bill against your $20 that you won from me that I can see what you can't see!"
The young girl reluctantly pulled out her 4 $5 bills from her apron and put them on the table hoping to beat the old gentleman out of his $50 bill.
The old gentleman held the $50 bill up right before her eyes and asked, “Young Madame do you see any stars?”
The young girl squint her eyes and peered hard as she could hoping to see some stars on his $50 bill. Finally, she said, "Sir, I give up! For the life of me I can't see any stars. Will you show me how you see what I can't see?"
The old gentleman said wait just one minute. He hauled off and slapped the young girl right across her face to daze her! Then, he put the $50 bill back in front of her eyes and said, "Young Madame I bet you can see them now!"
He picked up his winnings and said to the young girl, “Madame I extend to you my h a n d (I.e. have a nice day)! I think I need to go sell some pears“.
The poor young girl didn't have much to work with. She had a chair, table, poster, markers, apron and four pennies. She took out her markers and begin to write a headline on her poster.
Her headline read like this:
BET U $5 DOLLARS THAT I CAN SEE WHAT NONE OTHER MAY SEE!
The girl set up her chair and table on the sidewalk for passerby to see. As the crowd begin to come by they looked at her quite strange, but she didn't care.
Finally, an old gentleman stopped to inquire about her sign. "My dear, could you tell me what you can see that none other may see?”
The poor young girl said for sure! First you must place $5 on the table to bet me that I can't see what none other may see.
The old gentleman rubbed his chin in curiosity and reluctantly agreed to bet her $5 just to see the special talent the young girl could show him.
The young girl reached into her apron and pulled out one penny and placed it on the table next to his $5. Then, she pointed to her penny and asked the old gentleman if he could see any perfume?
The old man scratched his head puzzled. For the life of him he could not see any perfume. He told the young girl, "Young Madame I give up!”
The young girl pointed to her one penny and she began to sniff at her wrist. She said to the old gentleman. "Sir this is one scent!"
She kindly picked up his $5 and put in her apron. He said, “Wait a minute! Now I believe that I can see what you are up to. Let me try it again I bet you I can figure it out next time.”
The young girl obliged him. She said sir, "You must put up another $5 if you wish to see what I see that none other may see".
The gullible old gentleman put his 2nd $5 bill on the table. The girl reached in her apron and withdrew her 2nd penny and placed it beside her 1st penny.
She asked the old gentleman. “Sir, do you see any fruit.” The old man nearly jumped out of his pants. He looked and he looked. He said to the young girl, "I give up. Please show me how you see any fruit?"
The young girl pointed to her two pennies and cuffed her hand as if she were to bite down to eat. She said, "Sir you’re looking at a pear!"
He said, "You have gotten me again!" He begged the girl to give him another try.
She said to him, "Well you know the deal!" The old gentleman reached in his money clip and peeled another $5 to lay on the table.
This time the young girl put her 3rd penny down next to the other 2. She asked the old gentleman, "Sir do you see any snakes?"
The old gentleman rubbed his chin, scratched his head, and even pat his foot but he still couldn't see any snakes. He said, “Young Madame I give up! Please show me how do you see any snakes?"
The young girl pointed to her three pennies and curl 2 fingers in front of his face as to sting him. She said, "Sir you are looking at 3 copperheads!"
The old gentleman cried, "Well I will be a monkey's uncle!" He began to plead with her to give him another go! Before she could say a word he peeled off another $5 from his money clip and laid it down on the table.
Of course she reached into her apron and pulled out her 4th penny and placed it next to the other three. She asked the old gentleman, "Sir do you see any automobiles?"
Tears began to roll from the old gentleman's eyes. He was crying because he knew that his eyes could never see what the young girl's eye could see. In a solemn voice he said, "Young Madame I give up!"
The young girl pointed to her four pennies and began to move her hands as if she were turning a steering wheel. She said, "Sir you're looking at 4 Lincolns!"
By this time the old gentleman has grown wise to the young girl. He decided to turn the table around on her. He said I bet you I can see something that you can't even see. She looked at the old man as if he has lost his mind.
She said, "Sir, I doubt very seriously that you can see what I can't see".
The old gentleman peeled off a $50 bill. He said, "Okay I bet you this $50 bill against your $20 that you won from me that I can see what you can't see!"
The young girl reluctantly pulled out her 4 $5 bills from her apron and put them on the table hoping to beat the old gentleman out of his $50 bill.
The old gentleman held the $50 bill up right before her eyes and asked, “Young Madame do you see any stars?”
The young girl squint her eyes and peered hard as she could hoping to see some stars on his $50 bill. Finally, she said, "Sir, I give up! For the life of me I can't see any stars. Will you show me how you see what I can't see?"
The old gentleman said wait just one minute. He hauled off and slapped the young girl right across her face to daze her! Then, he put the $50 bill back in front of her eyes and said, "Young Madame I bet you can see them now!"
He picked up his winnings and said to the young girl, “Madame I extend to you my h a n d (I.e. have a nice day)! I think I need to go sell some pears“.