THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE MISSING Rs 10 - 44
THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE MISSING 10 Rs
The trekking experience of the Three friends into the Pothigai Hills above the Baana Theertham had slowly started becoming a nightmare . The lone place of stay was a fair distance away . The rain which had started as a drizzle was now pounding upon them in full force . That only a single room was available in the only hotel for their combined stay and that too at Rs 300 for the nights stay was a bit hard to swallow . Their protests with the attendant yeilded no result as the owner of the joint was away and was expected to return only late in the night . Having no other choice , each of them shelled out Rs 100 and dozed off into the night .
There was a pleasant surprise even as they woke up early in the morning when the attendant brought the hot morning coffee . Along with the coffee was the news that the owner had reduced the rent to Rs 250 for their nights stay and placed Five notes of Rs 10 denomination on the table .
The 3 friends were elated and each pocketed Rs 10 and gave the balance Rs 20 as a tip to the attendant for his honesty .
They returned home and were happy to tell the story of the honest attendant to their respective better halves . One among them was a smart alec who pointed out that there was no honesty involved and that they had actually been cheated of Rs 10 .
Her arguement was that each of them had spent Rs 90 which meant Rs 270 for the 3 of them . Rs 20 was paid as tip to the attendant which totals to Rs 290 .
NOW , WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BALANCE RS 10 , WILL SOMEONE EXPLAIN .
The trekking experience of the Three friends into the Pothigai Hills above the Baana Theertham had slowly started becoming a nightmare . The lone place of stay was a fair distance away . The rain which had started as a drizzle was now pounding upon them in full force . That only a single room was available in the only hotel for their combined stay and that too at Rs 300 for the nights stay was a bit hard to swallow . Their protests with the attendant yeilded no result as the owner of the joint was away and was expected to return only late in the night . Having no other choice , each of them shelled out Rs 100 and dozed off into the night .
There was a pleasant surprise even as they woke up early in the morning when the attendant brought the hot morning coffee . Along with the coffee was the news that the owner had reduced the rent to Rs 250 for their nights stay and placed Five notes of Rs 10 denomination on the table .
The 3 friends were elated and each pocketed Rs 10 and gave the balance Rs 20 as a tip to the attendant for his honesty .
They returned home and were happy to tell the story of the honest attendant to their respective better halves . One among them was a smart alec who pointed out that there was no honesty involved and that they had actually been cheated of Rs 10 .
Her arguement was that each of them had spent Rs 90 which meant Rs 270 for the 3 of them . Rs 20 was paid as tip to the attendant which totals to Rs 290 .
NOW , WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BALANCE RS 10 , WILL SOMEONE EXPLAIN .
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