Ha! I've been bartering and deal mongering since I was young! My mother used to say I was practically born in a market! Never let my dad live that one down...

[AH! And here he was about to give out a free story! This kid is crafty... he'll have to keep an eye on him.]

Hmmmmmmm... an interesting proposition. Half information worth a foreword to an anecdote? If we start getting allegorical, it throws a wrench in the whole exchange system! How about we start the exchange rate at a fable to a inference and work our way up there? Makes everything come out to roughly what you were saying.

[He tugs at his moustache, humming under his breath for a moment.]

Tell you what! I'm in a bit of a good mood, so I'll even throw a quarter of a tall tale in for free!