A thirsty fox was wondering about the countryside looking for water. Eventually he found a well, but the water was only at the bottom.The fox studied the problem and realized that there was a pulley system to bring up the water, one bucket going down causing another bucket to come up. So the fox jumped in to the bucket at the top and his weight immediately caused it to drop to the bottom, where he could drink all the water he desired.
However now he could not get back up, But the fox had ago realized that the world is full of fools. And a short time later along came a goat, looking for water in the well.
The fox explained the situation and said to the goat,’Get in to the bucket, then you can come down and I can go up.’
‘Yes but what about afterwards?' asked the goat.
‘That’s even simpler; then you can come up and I can go down.’
So the goat got in to the bucket, and in a moment she was at the bottom of the well, and the fox was at the top. But as soon as he was up, the fox bade farewell to the goat and made to leave.
‘Wait a minute,’ shouted the goat. ‘You promised to get me back up.’
‘Who promised?’ asked the fox.
‘All we did was to discuss the possibilities.’
Said the fox at last.
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