The Cheese Pyramid Scheme – A Tale of Greed and Illusion
In a peaceful village, a man arrived selling cheese wheels. But not just any cheese — this cheese was “aged in the mountains of magic,” he claimed, and its value doubled every week.
He said:
“Buy one for $100 today, and next week it’ll be worth $200! Or better — get others to buy cheese from me, and I’ll pay you a commission!”
Villagers were skeptical… until the first few buyers made money. They began recruiting others, who bought cheese expecting to sell it at double the price.
More and more people joined.
Some mortgaged their homes.
Some sold their land.
One man sold his real cows to buy more imaginary cheese.
Soon, cheese was everywhere — in barns, under beds, in wells — but no one was eating it.
Then one morning, the cheese man vanished.
People gathered in panic. Someone shouted:
“I’ve got 50 cheese wheels — worth $10,000!”
An old farmer grumbled:
“Worth nothing if nobody wants to buy it.”
Suddenly, the village was full of expensive, smelly cheese… and broken dreams.