The priest's trick was to use what little he had to generate a lot. Explanation: This question is about "The wonderful pear tree," which tells the story of an old and poor priest who was hungry and begged a peasant who owned a pear cart to give him a pear to eat.
A poor ragged, old priest stop in front of the barrow and begged for some pears. ... The priest ate the pear and left some seeds, he started to dig a hole and planted those seeds. Suddenly a single sprout came out, it started to grow bigger. Then it grew into a beautiful pear tree.
