Three boys walked into a candy store. The first one said. “I want a dime's worth of jelly beans."
The jelly beans were kept on the very top shelf of a tall case. The old
storekeeper
got a ladder, climbed up. brought down the jar, measured out
ten cent's worth of jelly beans, climbed back up and put the jar away. Then
the old man climbed down, put the ladder away, and
the second boy what he wanted.
"I want a dime's worth of jelly beans too."
the boy.
up and
So the old man got the ladder,
down the jar.
out another dime's worth of jelly beans and
put them in a bag. However, before he put the jar away. he had a thought. He
said to the third boy. "Do you
a dime's worth of jelly
beans, too?"
"No," the boy
So the old man
up.
down.
back to the counter.
the jar away
off the ladder and
*Now," he
to the third boy. "what can I
for you?"
"I want a nickel's worth of jelly beans," said the boy.