“I’ll give
you my seeds,” the good man said.
“What would
you like to be paid?” I said.
“I would like
to be paid what you think I should be paid,” the man said.
"I have to
go,” said the good man.
“The tide is
up. I use a boat when the tide is up to go.”
“You can use
these seeds with your friends." "
I will be
paid when you can do it,” the good man said.
"I think I
can be paid then."
“I need to
see that you are paid now,” I said.
“Do not go,”
I said to the good man.
“No,” said
the man. “I have to go now when the tide is up.”
“I have to
get on my boat.”