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by johnchristopher 5122 days ago
I am not sure there are any sources to this story, it's most likely made up to prove a point ("once it's work, it's no fun" and "old people are cunning") and there are variants but it's a rather commmon story told in classroom where I grew up (Belgium).

It's like the story of the boy who cried wolf, its origins are lost in time and not very precise.