The Scholar’s logic
A rich farmer’s son, who had been bred at the university, always came home at Christmas, to visit his father and mother.
One evening, they were all three at supper, and two fowls having been served up, he told them that, by logic and arithm etic, he could prove those two chickens to be three.
“Well,”, said his father, “You ought to teach us how that can be done.”
“Why!’ cried the scholar. “Tthis in one, and that,” continued he, “is two; one and two, you know, make three.”
Very clever, indeed, and very funny,” returned the father,”but you ought to have told us also, how we are to divide those two fowls among us three. Perhaps you could not have managed that so easily, so I will assist you : your mother shall have the first fowl, I will hav the second, and the third, you may keep for yourself, as reward for your great learning.”
学者的逻辑
一个有钱的农夫，儿子在大学里读书，圣诞节的时候会回来探望他的父母。一天晚上，他们三口人共进晚餐，佣人端上来了两只鸡，儿子对父母说，按照逻辑上和数学上的道理，他也可以将两只鸡证明成三只。‘好吧，“父亲说，”你给我们讲讲这是怎么回事。”
‘原因就是，“这位学者大声讲解着，”这是一只，这是两只，‘他继续说，“一只加两只，你也知道，就等于三只。”
“讲得很清楚，事实上，你讲得也很有趣，”父亲说，‘但是你最好再告诉我们，我们全家三口人如何分这两只鸡呢？也许你没法轻易全国人大到，让我邦你一把，你母亲吃第一只，我吃第二只，第三只嘛，你就留给你自己吧，作为你伟大理论的回报。”
