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Pablo the Wise Man I
Three hundred years ago, there was a Wise Man named Pablo. He worked as a blacksmith, but he was the cleverest in the land of Serbia, and because of this, people were always trying to outsmart him- and failing. The main culprit of this was Pablo's friend, Billy, who was quite jealous of Pablo and was forever devising challenges that Pablo found tiresome.
One day, Pablo was returning home from church in a massive horse and cart. When he got home, his heart sank when he saw Billy with a massive, smug grin.
Billy said to Pablo, 'I bet you two weeks' wages that you can't go down that narrow alley without touching the sides! That cart is simply enormous!'
Billy was certain he would finally beat Pablo, but Pablo won the bet easily. How come?
One day, Pablo was returning home from church in a massive horse and cart. When he got home, his heart sank when he saw Billy with a massive, smug grin.
Billy said to Pablo, 'I bet you two weeks' wages that you can't go down that narrow alley without touching the sides! That cart is simply enormous!'
Billy was certain he would finally beat Pablo, but Pablo won the bet easily. How come?
Hint
Pablo did not cheat; he followed exactly what Billy said. The alley near Pablo's house was fairly narrow, and the cart would have great difficulty going down it!Answer
Billy didn't say to drive down the alley in the horse and cart, he just said to go down the alley! Pablo promptly walked down the alley several times before returning to a red-faced Billy.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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You know what makes this a good teaser? It's relatively easy, but you set up an interesting background story. I really enjoyed it ! Good job .
Yay!! Second Comment!!
Very good teaser! I got it right for once!
Delightful little story! We look forward to Pablo's further adventures!
Nice and easy!!
This is pretty good. Keep up the good work.
I beat billy too! haha fun
Very Good One! Easy, fun, entertaining, and nice story line. This is going into the book as one of my favorites, and I will sharing it with my friends.
Liked this!
Good story and character, easy teaser got it straight away.
got it straight away but wasn't sure if I was right. Nice storyline
this is what billy would be like now
Good teaser. Properly catagorized and fun but a little too easy.
Pablo the "wise man" isn't really all that wise, it's just that he actually thinks about things, and that Billy doesn't.
This one was ok
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