Story 002 | The Secret of the Cookie Jar

 

Imagine two friends, Mr. Meinhard and Mr. Salmon, who decided to run a hotel together in the middle of busy New York City. They were “co-adventurers,” which is a fancy way of saying they had to be completely honest with each other. When their long-term deal was almost over, a big landlord came to Mr. Salmon with a secret offer to build a giant new building. Mr. Salmon took the deal but didn’t tell his partner, Mr. Meinhard, a single word about it! He wanted the whole “cookie” for himself. But the judges said that partners must show “the punctilio of an honor the most sensitive”. They told Mr. Salmon that a secret deal between friends is no deal at all. Is it fair to keep a secret if it leaves your friend with nothing?