THEM: what if i take one of each?  YOU: how bout i give you the hat and 2 books  THEM: what if a take the ball and the hat?  YOU: i would like to keep the ball and at least 1 book  THEM: what if i take the ball and you get the rest?  YOU: what if i keep the ball and 1 book and you get the rest?  THEM: i've got to have the ball.  YOU: i don't want the hat.. and i can give up 2 books.. but that is really all the wiggle room i have  THEM: don't think i can do that. the books are useless to me.  YOU: the hat is useless to me.. so we are at an impasse i think. i need the ball to make any kind of a deal  THEM: same here. no deal  YOU: no deal.