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       Five people were on an airplane, including a pilot, a president, a scientist, a priest, and an elementary student. When they were close to the destination, the pilot became very nervous because he found that the fuel was going to run out before landing. However, only four parachutes were left for them. There were only two options left for the passengers. They either had to jump out of the airplane or stay and wait for death. The pilot let the passengers make their decisions first because he thought it was his fault that the plane was out of gas.

      The president regarded himself as the most important person to his country, so he took a parachute and jumped out of the airplane. Then the scientist said that people also needed him, so he jumped with another parachute. Hence, only two parachutes were left. While the pilot and the priest were worried about what to do next, the elementary school student had a smile on his face. "Don’t worry," the student said, "Either the president or the scientist jumped out with my book bag, so we still have three parachutes left."