The Crowded Store
It was the day of the big sale. Rumors of the sale (and some advertising in the local paper) were the main reason for the long line that formed by 8:30, the store's opening time, in front of the store.
A small man pushed his way to the front of the line, only to be pushed back, amid loud and colorful curse. On the man's second attempt, he was punched square in the jaw, and knocked around a bit, and then thrown at the end of the line again.
As he got up, he said to the person at the end of the line,” That does it! If they hit me one more time, I won't open the store!"
一天,一个商店降价大甩卖。人们在开店之前就排在了商店门前,排成了很长的一队。一个身材矮小的人推挤着想到队伍的前面,但被推了回来,而且被咒骂着插队。那个人又一次努力往前挤, 但是又被挤到了最后面,而且下巴被重重的碰了几下,他对最后一个人说:“如果他们再次这样对我,我就不去开商店门了!!!”
猴子盖房
猴子攒了些钱,准备盖新房子。
新房子的地基刚刚打好,正碰上大象区长来检查工作。它看了猴子新房的地基后,向猴子提了个建议:“这房子太小了,要盖,就盖座大房子,多宽敞,多气派。”
猴子心想,大象区长说得没错,就把地基扩大了几倍。
在猴子的新房快要封顶的时候,长颈鹿市长下来视察工作,看到了猴子的新房,长颈鹿市长发表了自己的看法:“房子大而矮,不雄伟,有损本市市容!”
猴子听了,觉得不能造座有损市容的房子,咬咬牙,又把房子加了几层。
猴子的新房造好了,又高又大,很气派,可猴子却一点儿高兴不起来,反倒是整天愁眉苦脸的。原来,猴子造房子不但花光了所有的积蓄,还欠了一屁股的债。造了这样一座只适合长颈鹿和大象住的房子,到底是为了什么呢?