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Two sons work for their father on the family’s farm. The younger brother had been given more responsibility and reward, and one day the older brother asked his father to explain why.

The father said, “First, go to the Kelly farm and see if they have any geese for sale–we need to add to our stock.” The brother soon returned with an answer. “Yes, they have five geese to sell to us.”

“Good,” replied the father, “ask them the price.” The son returned with the answer. “They are ten dollars each.”

“Now ask if they can deliver tomorrow.” On his return he answered, “Yes, they can.”

The father asks the older brother to wait and listen, and then calls to the younger brother in a nearby field. “Go to the Davidson farm and see if they have any geese for sale–we need to add to our stock.”

The younger brother soon returns with the answer. “Yes, they have five geese for ten dollars each, or ten geese for eight dollars each; and they can deliver them tomorrow. I asked them to deliver the five unless they heard otherwise from us in the next hour. And I agreed that if we want the extra five geese we could buy them at six dollars each.”

The father turned to the older son, who nodded his head in appreciation. He now realized why his brother was given more responsibility and reward.

-Author Unknown