英语翻译A KING was once traveling through the countryside.He sto
英语翻译
A KING was once traveling through the countryside.He stopped at an inn in a little village to have breakfast.He order ed some coffee and bread and butter and some boiled eggs.
The innkeeper boiled two eggs and the king ate them with the bread and butter.When the king asked the innkeeper how much he must pay for his breakfast,the innkeeper answered,”$100,sir.”The king was very much surprised and said,”What?$100 for a little bread and butter,a cup of coffee and two eggs?Isn’t that a bit expensive?Eggs must be very scarce in your village.” ”Oh,no,sir,””answered the inn keeper,”there are many eggs in our village,but it is kings that are very scarce nowadays.”