One day, out of the blue, one of my twin boys asked, "Dad, how did you support yourself through college?"
I said, "I was a working student. Initially, a janitor until I got promoted."
"Dad moved up to the second floor," quipped the other.
The village blacksmith hired an enthusiastic new apprentice willing to work long, hard hours.
He instructed the boy, “When I take the shoe out of the fire, I’ll lay it on the anvil. When I nod my head, you hit it with the hammer.”
The apprentice did exactly as he was told, and now he’s the new village blacksmith.