THE MONEY, BIBLE OR WHISKEY
An older couple had a son, who was still living with his parents. The parents were a little worried, as the son was still unable to decide about his future career, so they decided to conduct a small test. They took a ten-dollar bill, a Bible, and a bottle of whiskey, and put them on the front hall table. Then they hid, pretending they were not at home. The father’s plan was: “If our son takes the money, he will be a businessman; if he takes the Bible, he will be a priest; but if he takes the bottle of whiskey, I’m afraid our son will be a drunk.” So the parents hid in the nearby closet and waited nervously. Peeping through the keyhole they saw their son arrive. The son saw what they had left. Then, he took the ten-dollar bill, looked at it against the light, and slid it in his pocket. After that, he took the…
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