Long ago, three men were cutting stone in a French quarry. One day, a traveller was walking by and admired their hard labour. He asked the first man, "What are you doing?"

Without looking up, he said, "Cutting stone."

The inquiring visitor asked the second man, "What are you doing?"

He replied, "I'm making 30 francs per day."

Finally, the traveller asked the third man, "What are you doing?" Long ago, three men were cutting stone in a French quarry. One day, a traveller was walking by and admired their hard labour. He asked the first man, "What are you doing?"