军队里的一个连的士兵决定捉弄捉弄他们连的炊事员,一个又矮又胖又弱小的年轻人。就这样,每天早上在他睡醒之前,一个士兵会往他的靴子里大便。令人吃惊的是这个炊事员平静地接受了这种待遇。每天早上他都会弄干净他的靴子然后若无其事地去工作。
After several weeks of this, the soldiers began to tire of the game; it wasn't very much fun because the cook never reacted, and they were beginning to feel guilty as well. So they sent a delegation to apologize to him and promise to mend their ways. The cook heard them out, and then said, "You are going to stop shitting in my boots? Fine, then I will stop pissing in your coffee.”
就这样过了几个星期,士兵们开始厌烦了这种游戏。因为那个炊事员从来没有任何反应,使得这种捉弄根本没那么有意思,也让他们觉得有些内疚。所以,他们派了一个代表去向那个炊事员道歉并保证以后不再那么做了。当那个炊事员听他们说出了真相后说:“你们真的不往我的靴子里大便了?那好吧,那我也不再往你们的咖啡里小便了。”