Why We Use Money: Fisherman Who Needed a Knife

Based on "The Fisherman Who Needed a Knife" by Marie Winn. An ingenious fisherman, irked by the tiresome trades he must make to get a new knife, is inspired to use an otherwise useless time for barter - and the idea of money as a unit of exchange is born. "The simple, humorous, animated format is effective in clearly making the basic points." - Instructor. Animated by Stephen Bosustow. Color • 8 Minutes --Based on "The Fisherman Who Needed a Knife" by Marie Winn. An ingenious fisherman, irked by the tiresome trades he must make to get a new knife, is inspired to use an otherwise useless time for barter - and the idea of money as a unit of exchange is born. "The simple, humorous, animated format is effective in clearly making the basic points." - Instructor. Animated by Stephen Bosustow. Color • 8 Minutes