In the olden days there was a mean old man named Miser McStingy. Working for Miser MscStingy was a boy called Steady O"Sure. He was a good worker, but not very clever.

However, after working for Miner McSure for a year, with no payment, but his food and a roof and a roof over his head, even steady O'Sure began to wonder why he was not getting any wages.
"Isn't it time you paid me some money, Mr McStingy?" he asked one day.

     Miser McStingy flew into a rage. The mention of giving other people money always had that effect on him.

     "If you? are going to turn into a troublemaker, then you can be on your way," he shouted.
Steady O'Sure hated unpleasantness, so he put his few belongings into a bag and set off to find work elsewhere. On the way he stopped to say goodbye to the vicar at the local church.
 
     "It is not right that you should leave without wages," said the vicar to Steady O'Sure. "Go back to Miser McStingy and tell him that if he does not give you some money I will send the constable round to see him." Not wishing to get into trouble with the constable, Miser McStingy gave Steady O'Sure some foreign coins.

     "They are not of much use to me. I will give them to Stready O'Sure and tell him they are coins of great value and he will he pleased," Miser McStingy had thought.

     So that is what happened and Steady O'Sure went to London and found work with a merchant who traded with countries abroad. As Steady was a hard-working lad, the merchant took the trouble to find a foreign trader who would take the strange coins. They proved valuable and Steady was given a large sum of money.

     So Steady had the last laugh over Miser Mcstingy, Which was only right, as he was an honest lad.