Khéo thật

From a small village in Hungary, a young man phoned a doctor in Budapest to ask how much it would cost to examine his father. The doctor quoted a fee of one thousand forints, and the young man arranged to meet him at the railway station.

When they met, the young man sadly announced, "Unfortunately, my father has just died. But so you won't have wasted your journey, I've found ten villagers who will each pay one hundred and fifty forints for an examination."

After examining all ten, the doctor was escorted back to the station. He said, "I only asked for one thousand forints, but I've earned fifteen hundred. I'll split the extra with you. Here's your two hundred and fifty."

"Thank you, Doctor! To tell you the truth, my father hasn't died. He was one of the ten people you examined."

Từ vựng trong truyện

• quoted a fee: báo mức phí
• arranged: sắp xếp; hẹn
• examination: lần khám bệnh
• escorted: đưa tiễn
• split: chia