The thief and the judge It was Christmas and the judge was in a benevolent mood as he questioned the prisoner.

法官与小偷那天是圣诞节， 法官在审讯犯人时也有点恻隐之心。 “你为什么而被起诉？” 他问。 “采购圣诞节物品过早。” 被告答。

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Planters also used group incentives to encourage honesty, doling out a barrel of corn to each hand with the caveat that if anything was stolen from the farm and no one turned in the thief, double the value of that corn would be deducted from each of their Christmas awards.

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