The Iron Penny

Historical Difficulty: Hard 30 min

The Iron Penny

A fire burned the old town. Everyone ran for the only bridge out. The gate keeper would not open it for free. He took one iron penny from every man, woman and child while they cursed him. Every single person reached the far side alive. Later the town built a statue of him by that gate. And they never let anyone cross that bridge again. Why?

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