整个村子很快就得知，有一大笔钱丢失了。
The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost.
当地肉铺老板 Sam Benton 在把储蓄带去邮局的途中，把钱包丢了。
Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office.
Sam 确信钱包一定已经被某位村民发现了，但钱包并没有还给他。
Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers, but it was not returned to him.
三个月过去了，然后某天早上，Sam 在他家前门外面发现了自己的钱包。
Three months passed, and then one morning, Sam found his wallet outside his front door.
钱包已用报纸包好，里面装着他丢失的那笔钱的一半，还附有一张便条，上面写道："我是个小偷，没错，但只有50%的小偷！"
It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost, together with a note which said: 'A thief, yes, but only 50 per cent a thief!'
两个月后，又有一些钱被寄给了山姆，附上了另一张便条："现在只有25%的小偷了！"
Two months later, some more money was sent to Sam with another note: 'Only 25 per cent a thief now!'
最终，山姆所有的钱都以这种方式被还了回来。
In time, all Sam's money was paid back in this way.
最后一张便条上写道："我现在是百分之百诚实的人了！"
The last note said: 'I am 100 per cent honest now!'