A man we know had trouble settling an avalanche of bills. By dint of thrift and hard work, he managed not only to pay them off, but he even increased his regular business and wound up with an even greater showing than in the previous year.
One of his creditors, receiving a check in payment of his account through the mail, wrote and admiringly
inquired how he had done it. My friend wrote back, "It was quite simple. The wolf was at my door. The wolf came in the door. The wolf went into my kitchen. The wolf had pups there. I sold the pups and - there was the money to pay your bill."
-Bruno Hogspiel
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