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It becomes known in the village that the old turnip farmer has fallen upon hard times. <br>
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One day, a local merchant visits him and asks to borrow a turnip. Rather perplexed, the old man rummages in his sack, and provides a dried-up, cankered tuber. <br>
“It isn’t much,” says the old man. <br>
“It is just what I need,” says the merchant. <br>
“Well, it’s all have. You needn’t ''borrow'' it,” the old man says, “you can just ''have'' it.” <br>
The merchant thanks him and bids him good day. <br>
“What did you do that for, Dad?” asks the merchant’s daughter, when he returns home that evening. “You don’t even ''like'' turnips. And you are very wealthy. You could buy all the turnips you could want from the grocer down the road. Why impose your will on that poor old farmer?” <br>
“Because now I owe him,” replied the merchant. “and he needs feel no shame to ask a favour of me.”}}


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