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-{{a|devil|}}{{Quote|An old turnip farmer falls upon hard times. One day, a wealthy merchant pays him a visit and asks for a turnip. Rather perplexed, the old man rummages in his sack, and provides one. <br>
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-“What did you do that for, Dad?” asks his daughter, “you don’t even ''like'' turnips.  And you are a wealthy man. You could buy any number of turnips from the grocer down the road. Why impose your will on this poor old fellow? <br>
+It becomes known in the village that the old turnip farmer has fallen upon hard times. <br>
-“Because now I am in his debt,” replies the merchant,  ”and now he needs not feel shame to ask a favour of me.”}}
+One day, a wealthy young merchant pays him a visit and asks to borrow a turnip. Rather perplexed, the old man rummages in his sack, and provides one. “You needn’t ''borrow'' it,” the old man says: “you can just ''have'' it.”
+The merchant thanks him profusely and bids him good day. <br>
+“What did you do that for, Dad?” asks his daughter, when he returns home that evening. “You don’t even ''like'' turnips. And you the wealthiest man in the village. You could buy all the turnips you could want from the grocer down the road. Why impose your will on that poor unfortunate farmer? <br>
+“Because now I am in his debt,” replied the merchant. “I owe him, and he needs not feel shame to ask any favour of me.”}}
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