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The Poor Tailor and the Restaurant
Old Abraham was a poor tailor whose shop was next door to a very
upscale French restaurant. Every day at lunch time, Abraham would go
out the back of his shop and eat his black bread and herring while
smelling the wonderful odours coming from the restaurant's kitchen.

One day, Abraham was surprised to receive an invoice from the
restaurant for 'enjoyment of food'. So he went to the restaurant to
point out that he had not bought anything from them. The manager
said, "You sit and smell the delicious odours from our kitchens,
therefore you're enjoying our food, therefore you should pay us for it."

Abraham refused to pay and the restaurant sued him.

At the hearing, the judge asked the restaurant to present their side of
the case. The manager said, "Your honour, every day, this man comes and
sits outside our kitchen and smells our food while eating his. It is
clear that we are providing added value to his poor food and we deserve
to be compensated for it."

The judge turns to Abraham and said, "What do you have to say to that?"

Abraham didn't say anything, smiled, stuck his hand in his pocket, and
rattled the few coins he had inside there.

The judge looked at him and asked, "And what is the meaning of that?"

Abraham replied, "I am paying for the smell of his food with the sound
of my money."