Why the Butter Weighed Less
The village grocer brought a complaint before the village chief. Sudha, the milk-maid, had agreed to supply him with a pound of butter every day in the evening. For several days, the grocer observed that the weight of the butter was gradually decreasing. He weighed it and found that it was indeed less than a pound.
The village chief was surprised; he knew that Sudha was extremely honest and truthful. He summoned Sudha and asked her how she weighed the butter.
“Sir, every day in the afternoon, I buy a pound of rice from the grocer’s shop. When the grocer’s grandson comes to take the butter, I place the rice packet on one side of the scale and weigh my butter against it,” replied Sudha.
“Now, do you understand who is at fault?” the village chief told the grocer.