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The Child and the Grocer

A boy went to the grocery store to buy 60 dirhams worth of dates. The grocer gave him dates but reduced the weight. The boy said: Why are these dates lighter?

The grocer replied: To make it easier for you to carry it.

He asked for the money, and the boy paid him fifty dirhams.

The grocer said: The price of the dates is sixty dirhams. Why did you pay less?

The boy replied: To make it easier for you to count the money.