Shawn's Secret Project

Shawn started working weekends and late into the nights on a secret project. Finally, after months of work, he went to his friend Bill's house to show him the fruits of his labor. "Check this out," he said. "I made it!" And he proudly handed his buddy a seventeen-dollar bill.

"It's a beautiful counterfeit," said Bill admiringly, "but you're never going to get anywhere with a seventeen-dollar bill."

"Oh, yeah?" Shawn was furious. "Just wait!" And he ran to the deli on the corner. A few minutes later he came back, beaming from ear to ear.

"Well?" asked Bill.

"Told you he'd give me change," declared Shawn proudly. "And look! Two seven-dollar bills and a three."