The Greeks, the Governor and the Potatoes
After the Greek revolution, the new Governor of Greece, John Kapodistrias, issued free potatoes to the farmers to help the starving nation, but potatoes were new to them and they were distrustful. However, when Kapodistrias placed an armed guard on the stores, the farmers concluded the potatoes must be a delicacy and greedily took them, just as Kapodistrias had hoped.
60 words