A giant ship engine failed. The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom. Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed! -->A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.
"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!" So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill." The man sent a bill that read: Tapping with a hammer...... ......... ........ $ 2.00 Knowing where to tap......... ......... ........ $ 9,998.00
Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort makes all the difference!
the most important part is your own statement, I`d say. As to the context, I don`t think in real life we come across such kind of coincidences that frequently, if we ever do. Impressive though! thanks!
If I were him, I would also demand at least 5000 for inspection the engine of this GIANT ship very carefully, top to bottom. Why did he forget to include it into his bill? I don't know.
I agree with. Maybe, tapping with hammer is not very difficult, but it takes a lot of time, diligence, perseverance to learn where to tap. He deserves this money.
similar one: An artist paints a portrait of a businessman in 5 minutes and wants a thousand dollars. But the man objects: "You did it in 5 minutes and want a thousand dollars?" Answer: "Yes, I did it in 5 minutes but it took years to learn how to do it in 5 minutes"
the most important part is your own statement, I`d say. As to the context, I don`t think in real life we come across such kind of coincidences that frequently, if we ever do. Impressive though! thanks! 
5000 for inspection the engine of this GIANT ship very carefully, top to bottom. Why did he forget to include it into his bill? I don't know. 
