传说,从前有一位老人,他有三个儿子和十七匹马.他在临终前对他的儿子们说:“我已经写好了遗嘱,我把马留给你们,你们一定要按我的要求去分.”老人去世后,三兄弟看到了遗嘱.遗嘱上写着:“我把十七匹马全都留给我的三个儿子.长子得一半,次子得三分之一,给幼子九分之一.不许流血,不许杀马.你们必须遵从父亲的遗愿!”这三个兄弟迷惑不解,尽管他们在学校里学习成绩都不错,可是他们还是不会用17除以2、用17除以3、用17除以9,又不让马流血.于是他们就去请教当地一位公认的智者.这位智 Legend has it that once there was an old man who had three sons and seventeen horses, and he said to his sons before his death: “I have written my will, and I leave the horse to you, and you must press my Demanded to be divided. ”After the death of the elders, the three brothers saw a will.Will the testament reads: “ I gave all seventeen horses to my three sons.If the eldest son in half, the second son of one-third, Give ninetyths to your young son. Do not bleed and never kill horses. You must obey your father’s wishes. ”The three brothers were puzzled and although they were good grades in school, they still did not divide by 17 2, divide 17 with 3, divide 17 with 9, and let the horse bleed, so they went to consult a recognized wise man in the area.