A farmer who lived in a small village suffered from a severe pain in the chest. This never seemed to get any better. The farmer decided to go to see a doctor in the nearest town. But as he was a miserly person, he thought he would find out what he would have to pay the doctor. He was told that a patient had to pay three pounds for the first visit and one pound for the second visit. The farmer thought about this for a long time, and then he decided to go to the doctor in the town.