Answer by naruto for Understanding のひとつぐらい in this context
Xのひとつくらい is an idiom which means "just one X" rather than "one of X".穴のひとつぐらい、あげますよ。 It's just a hole, so we can give it to you.Xのひとつやふたつ is another similar idiom that means "just one or two...
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Another question on my favourite hole. An opportunist has offered to buy the hole and rebuild the shrine for the villagers:村長が答えるさきに、村の者たちが、「本当かい。それならもっと村の近くがいい。」「穴のひとつぐらい、あげますよ。」と口々に叫んだので、きまってしまった。...
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