French folk story: a diamond story

a gentleman-like customer walked into a jewelry store pointing at a diamond in a window and said, “i want this diamond.

what is the price?” the owner of the jewelry store was kind enough to say, "this is a very beautiful diamond! the customer said, "okay, here's 10,000 francs." he paid to put away the bare diamond.

when he was leaving, he turned to his boss and said, “do you have another one like this? i'm going to make my wife a pair of diamonds.” "what a shame! i don't have it yet." "remember, i'm going to pay 15,000 francs for one more!" the customer ended by saying, "well, this is my card, with an address and a phone number." two or three weeks later, one day a woman came to the jewelry store and took a diamond out of her handbag and asked the store not to buy it.

the boss was very happy to see that it was exactly what he needed, just like the one he sold to the gentleman.

he was busy saying, "madam, i'd like to buy it for 10,000 francs." "no, i won't sell it without 13,000 francs." "all right, 13,000 francs." the boss paid the woman 13,000 francs.

the woman took the money and left.

the boss was busy phoning the gentleman's card.

what happened? the address and the phone on the original card were fake.

the man's a liar and the woman is his accomplice.

the boss only wanted to make another sum of money, but instead bought back the diamond that he sold in his hand for 10,000 francs。