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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, 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 a - f 2 X ai — 6a + « ’ 5 og beregn d ernæ st \ fx fo r a = 4 )S;Hi c y n i c , Kyniker. — t u b , Tønde. — e a v e s , Tagskæg. — man , her: Menneske. — 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.