Amanisgoingtoopenashopsellinghats.Hewan-tedagoodsigntoputoverhisshop.Hewrote:
JOHNBROWNHATTERMakesandSellsHatsforReadyMoney
Thefirstfriendgavehimtheadvicethattheword"hatter"wasn'tneeded.SoJohncrossedoutthe
word"HATTER".Thenhecametoanotherfriendforadvice.Thisfriendsaidthatitwasnotpoliteto
say"forreadymoney".Sohecrossedout"forreadymoney".Thesignnowsaid:JOHNBROWNMakes
andSellsHats
Onedayafriendwaspassinghisshop.Hesawthissignandsaidthatwhenamanboughtahat,he
didn'tcarewhomadeit.SoJohncrossedoutthatword,too.
Butwhenanotherfriendsaw"JohnBrownSellsHats",hesaid,"Ofcourseyousellhats.Noone
thinksyougivethemawayforfree."So,atlastthesignread:JOHNBROWN