English Original
A little old lady sold pretzels on a street corner for 25 cents each. Every day at lunchtime, a young lawyer would leave his office building and, as he passed her stand, leave a quarter but never take a pretzel. This went on for over five years, and the two never spoke.
One day, as the lawyer left his quarter as usual, the pretzel lady spoke to him: "Sir, I appreciate your business. You are a good customer, but I must tell you the price has increased to 35 cents."
中文翻译
一位小个子老太太在街角售卖椒盐卷饼，每个25美分。每天午餐时间，一位年轻的律师都会离开办公楼，经过她的摊位时留下一枚25美分硬币，但从不拿走卷饼。这种情况持续了五年多，两人从未交谈。
一天，当律师像往常一样留下硬币时，卖卷饼的婆婆对他说：“先生，感谢您的惠顾。您是一位好顾客，但我必须告诉您，卷饼的价格已经涨到35美分了。”