businessmanwalksintoabankinSanFranciscoandasksfortheloanofficer.HesaysheisgoingtoEuropeonbusinessfortwoweeksandneedstoborrow$5,000.Thebankofficersaysthebankwillneedsomekindofsecurityforsuchaloan.

　　SothebusinessmanhandsoverthekeystoaRollsRoyceparkedonthestreetinfrontofthebank.Everythingchecksout,andthebankagreestoacceptthecarascollateralfortheloan.AnemployeedrivestheRollsintothebank'sundergroundgarageandparksitthere.

　　Twoweekslater,thebusinessmanreturns,repaysthe$5,000andtheinterest,whichcomesto$15.41.

　　Theloanofficersays,"Weareveryhappytohavehadyourbusiness,andthistransactionhasworkedoutverynicely,butwearealittlepuzzled.

　　Whileyouwereaway,wecheckedyououtandfoundthatyouareamultimillionaire.Whatpuzzlesusiswhywouldyoubothertoborrow$5,000?"

　　Thebusinessmanreplied,"WhereelseinSanFranciscocanIparkmycarfortwoweeksfor$15bucks?"

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　　Onceuponatimetwobrotherswholivedonadjoiningfarmsfellintoconflict.

　　Itwasthefirstseriousriftin40yearsoffarmingsidebyside,sharingmachinery,andtradinglaborandgoodsasneededwithoutahitch.

　　Thenthelongcollaborationfellapart.Itbeganwithasmallmisunderstandinganditgrewintoamajordifference,andfinallyitexplodedintoanexchangeofbitterwordsfollowedbyweeksofsilence.

　　OnemorningtherewasaknockonJohn'sdoor.Heopenedittofindamanwithacarpenter'stoolbox."I'mlookingforafewdayswork"hesaid.

　　"PerhapsyouwouldhaveafewsmalljobshereandthereIcouldhelpwith?CouldIhelpyou?"

　　"Yes,"saidtheolderbrother."Idohaveajobforyou.Lookacrossthecreekatthatfarm.That'smyneighbor,infact,it'smyyoungerbrother.

　　Lastweektherewasameadowbetweenusandhetookhisbulldozertotheriverleveeandnowthereisacreekbetweenus.Well,hemayhavedonethistospiteme,butI'llgohimonebetter.Seethatpileoflumberbythebarn?

　　Iwantyoutobuildmeafence--an8-footfence--soIwon'tneedtoseehisplaceorhisfaceanymore."

　　Thecarpentersaid,"IthinkIunderstandthesituation.ShowmethenailsandthepostholediggerandI'llbeabletodoajobthatpleasesyou."

　　Theolderbrotherhadtogototown,sohehelpedthecarpentergetthematerialsreadyandthenhewasofffortheday.Thecarpenterworkedhardallthatdaymeasuring,sawing,nailing,andhammering.

　　Aboutsunsetwhenthefarmerreturned,thecarpenterhadjustfinishedhisjob.Thefarmer'seyesopenedwide,hisjawdropped.Therewasnofencethereatall.

　　Itwasabridge--abridgestretchingfromonesideofthecreektotheother!Afinepieceofworkhandrailsandall--andtheneighbor,hisyoungerbrother,wascomingacross,hishandoutstretched.

　　"YouarequiteafellowtobuildthisbridgeafterallI'vesaidanddone."

　　Thetwobrothersstoodateachendofthebridge,andthentheymetinthemiddle,takingeachother'shand.Theyturnedtosee

　　thecarpenterhoisthistoolboxonhisshoulder.

　　"No,wait!Stayafewdays.I'vealotofotherprojectsforyou,"saidtheolderbrother.

　　"I'dlovetostayon,"thecarpentersaid,"but,Ihavemanymorebridgestobuild."