– I’ll give you 5 francs for this cabinet; it can’t hold much, but I just need some wood for my fireplace.
The next morning, he joyfully arrived with a truck to pick up the cabinet, only to find a pile of short-cut wood in front of the carpenter’s door. Surprised, he asked:
– What’s this?
– That’s your wood, the carpenter replied. I regretted selling the cabinet to you for 5 francs yesterday, so I had to cut it up for you!