Besplatni kolači

Ispekla je kolače, stavila ih u korpu i zaputila se u šumu.

„Poklanjam kolače. Bez ikakvih obaveza“, rekla je i spustila korpu na kamen.

Vila je sledećeg dana vratila praznu košaru.

„Zašto?“, pitala je.

„Ne mora sve da bude transakcija“, odgovorila je devojka.

Ili u originalu:

She baked a tray of cookies, put them in a basket, and carried them into the woods.

"These I give freely, without obligation," she said, placing the basket on a stone.

The next day, a faerie returned the empty basket.

"Why?" they asked.

"Not everything must be a transaction."

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