Question

3. How did Van Amsterdam suffer for one year? Why did he have to suffer so
much?​

Answer 1

DUNNO

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Answer 2

Explanation: A Baker`s Dozen

• A Baker`s Dozen is an American folktale.
• It tells us about the story of a baker called Van Amsterdam in Albany.
• He is a very prosperous and popular baker who prides himself on his honesty.
• Every morning he checked and balanced his scales and very careful in his daily transactions.
• One day a mysterious old woman comes to his shop Saint Nicholas Day and bargains a purchase.
• She insisted that a dozen meant thirteen and not twelve.
• She kept demanding for thirteen pieces of cookies instead of twelve.
• They both had an argument and she cancelled the purchase.
• The old woman curse put an end to the baker`s business.
• The baker`s business went crumbling down.
• All his customers left and shopped elsewhere.
• His famous ginger bread cookies, breads and cakes all went wrong for a year.
• His products were not liked by his customers and his sales plummeted.
• He became very poor and was left with no business at all because of the curse of the old woman`s curse.

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