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Diogenes and the Slave.
Diogenes belonged to a Greek sect called th e
Cynics.
They were well-known for th e ir severe m anners,
and declared th a t th e y did not care for the* com forts and elegances of life. By day, Diogenes used to walk
through the streets of A thens, w ith a stick in his hand, and a bag on his shou ld ers; and by n igh t he slept
in a
tub.
He sa t un d er th e
eaves
of the houses in th e rain, and w ould som etim es em brace snow statu es in
winter to show how little he cared for cold.
Once he w as#seen runn ing through the city in broad d ay light with a lighted la n tern in his hand.
On
being asked w hat he was looking for, he answered, “ 1 am looking for a
man."
H e h u rrie d on till he
came in front of th e T em ple of
Charity.
Seeing a p riest stand ing at th e gate, he cried to h im : “Take pity
on me and give me some money to help me in my old age.” “ Let my
blessing
be enough for you, my son ,”
said the priest, going in to the temple.
The ph ilo soph er n ex t stopped in fron tof a shop where all sorts of fine
th ing s were to be seen.
An elegantly dressed lady vas buying a great m any things, and Diogenes said to h er: “Y ou are spending
vour money on you r pleasures, m a d am ; will you not take p ity ona poor old man who is hun g ry and co ld ?”
“Truly,” said she, “ I p ity you; take th is, and buy some b read .” So saying she gave him a farth in g , at the
same tim e pay ing twelve shillings for a
collar
for her dog.
A prince n ex t passed in a magnificent carriage. Diogenes ran up, and seizing the door of the carriage,
cried, “ Stay, m igh ty prince, and h ear m e." “ Get away you fool,” shouted the prince, “ or m y horses will
trample you dow n.”
A slave who
was
passing, pulled the old m an from th e door of the carriage, at thesame tim e
dropping a h alfp e n n y into
his hat. “ H eav en s,” cried the philosopher, “ I have at last found am an, and
that man is a slav e.” So saying he p u t ou t his lan tern and went away,
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Tønde.
—
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c h a r i t y
, Barmhjertighed. —
to
b l e s s ,
at velsigne. —
c o l l a r
, Halsbaand.
Realeksamen og Pi geskol eeksamen i Ma j - J u l i 1924.
Dansk Stil.
Fortæ l noget om, hvilken Indbyd else V interen h a r paa vortL andsDyreliv.
Realeksamen i Ma j - Juli 1 92 4 .
Regning og Matematik.
1 1). 14. Maj sæ lger en Mand i en Batik en 3 Maaneders Veksel, der lyder p aa 23736 Kr. og er u d ste d t
d. 24. April.
Hvor ineget faar han for den, n aar D iskontoen er 6 pC t. p. a., og B anken skal have
x/i
pCt. af
Vekslens p aalyd end e Værdi i P rovision?
S amm e Dag (14. Maj) køber han 6000 Kr. 4 pG't.s O bligationer (Term iner “ /e, 11/ia) til K u rs 93Vs
og 5000 Kr. A ktier til K urs 112 sam t saa mange 4 Va pC t.s Obligationer (T erm iner Vi,
lh )
å 2000 Kr.
til Kurs 90, som han kan faa for Resten af Pengene. Ved K øbet af O bligationer og A ktier betales
der en K u rtage af 1 p. m.
H vor
m ange 4VapC t.s Obligationer å 2000 Kr. køberhan, og hvor meget har h an tilbage?
2. Af en Varemængde sælges a/s for 3,36 Kr. pr. kg trieden F o rtjen este af 12 pCt. Resten sælges for ialt
1735,65 Kr. med et T ab af 5 pCt.
Hvor meget havde 1 kg kostet i Indkøb ,hvor mange kg
ind eho ld tV aremængden, og hvor mange
pCt. tje n te s der ved hele H and elen ?
3. Forkort Brøken
a2 — 3
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- f 2
X
ai
— 6a + « ’
5
og beregn d ernæ st
\ fx
fo r a
= 4 )S;Hi
tøngelsk Version.