"Once upon a time there was a gentleman who owned a very, very old house, built using the remains of an old monastery. The gentleman decided that he wanted to tear it down, but he considered that such a task would involve too much effort and money, and he began to think of a way to achieve it without it costing him anything.

The man then decided to create and begin to spread the rumor that the house was haunted and inhabited by a ghost. He also made a white suit or costume out of sheets, along with an explosive device that would generate a flame and leave behind a smell of sulfur. After telling the rumor to several people, including some unbelievers, he convinced them to go to his house. There he activated the device, causing the neighbors to become frightened and believe that the rumor was true. Little by little more and more people would see said spectral entity, and the rumor grew and spread among the locals.

After that, the gentleman also spread the rumor that The ghost was there because there might be a hidden treasure in the house, so he soon began digging to find it. Even though he didn't do it, the neighbours also began to believe that there might be some treasure in the place. And one day, some neighbours asked him if they could help him dig, in exchange for getting the treasure.

The owner of the house replied that it wouldn't be fair to tear down the house and take the treasure, but he magnanimously offered them that if they would dig and remove the rubble that their action generated and in the process found the treasure, he would accept that they take half of it. The neighbours agreed and got to work.

Soon the ghost disappeared, but in order to motivate them the gentleman placed twenty-seven gold coins in a hole in the chimney which he later blocked up. When the neighbours found it, he offered to keep it all as long as they shared the rest they found. This further motivated the neighbours, who, hoping to find more, dug down to the foundations. In fact, they did find some valuable objects from the old monastery, something that spurred them on even more. In the end, the house was completely demolished and the rubble removed, and the knight fulfilled his wish, using only a little ingenuity to do so."

This tale was created by the Robinson Crusoe writer, Daniel Defoe, and tells us a story in which we can see the value of intelligence and cunning, as well as the fact that being greedy can lead us to be manipulated and used without even realizing it.