The Corn

‘Tell me, grandfather,’ began the king, ‘when and where
was such corn grown? Have you ever bought any like it,
or sown it in your fields?’
And the old man replied:
‘Corn like this used to grow everywhere in my time. I
lived on corn like this in the days of my youth, and fed
others on it. It was such a grain that we used to sow, reap
and thresh.’
And the king asked:
‘Tell me, grandfather, did you buy it anywhere, or did
you grow it all yourself ?’
The old man smiled.
‘In my time,’ he answered, ‘no one ever thought of such
a sin as buying or selling bread; and we knew nothing of
money. Each man had enough corn of his own.’

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