A wise old gentleman retired and purchased a modest home near a junior high school He spent the first few weeks of his retirement in peace and contentment Then a new school year began The very next afternoon three young boys full of youthful after-school enthusiasm came down his street beating merrily on every trashcan they encountered The crashing percussion continued day after day until finally the wise old man decided it was time to take some action The next afternoon he walked out to meet the young percussionists as they banged their way down the street Stopping them he said You kids are a lot of fun I like to see you express your exuberance like that I used to do the same thing when I was your age Will you do me a favor? I`ll give you each a dollar if you`ll promise to come around every day and do your thing The kids were elated and continued to do a bang-up job on the trash cans A few days later the wily retiree approached them again as they drummed their way down the street Look he said I haven`t received my Social Security check yet so I`m not going to be able to give you more than 25 cents Will that be okay? A lousy quarter? the drum leader exclaimed If you think we`re going to waste our time beating these cans around for a quarter you`re nuts No way mister We quit And the old man enjoyed peace and serenity for the rest of his days

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