LESSON 3. Funny Stories

 

Reading

Funny Stories

 

A Boy and a Farmer

A boy walked into a farmer's melon field. He asked the farmer, "How much is that fine big melon?" "That's forty cents," said the farmer.

"I have only four cents," said the boy.

The farmer smiled and pointed to a very small melon. "How about that one?"

"OK, I'll take it, but don't cut it off," the boy said. "I'll come to get it in a week or two."

 

A Bright Idea

One day a young Englishman came to New York. A man came up to him and said, "Are you a stranger here?"

"Yes," the Englishman said.

"If you travel by train, don't take the last car," said the man.

"Why?" "Because it's not safe. All accidents happen to the last car." The Englishman thought for some time. He said, "If all the accidents happen to the last car ..."

Suddenly he smiled brightly and said, "Why don't they cut it off?"

 

Free Advice

Doctor : People are always asking me about their health when I go to a party. They always want free advice. Do you have a problem like that?

Lawyer : Oh, yes. All the time.

Doctor : What did you do about it?

Lawyer : The next day I send them a bill.

That stops it.

 

The next morning the doctor received a letter from the lawyer.

To Dr. Smith

$100 for advice last night.

 

No Trouble

Mr. and Mrs. Kim were going to Spain, but they could not speak Spanish. So Mrs. Kim bought tapes and she studied Spanish very hard. Then Mr. and Mrs. Kim went to Spain.

When they came back to Korea, Mrs. Kim's friends asked, "How was your trip?"

"It was wonderful."

"Did you have any trouble with your Spanish?" "Oh, no. I didn't have any trouble with it. But the Spanish people did."

 

 

Dialogue 1

인수와 마이크가 수수께끼 놀이를 하고 있다.

Mike : Which is farther away, the moon or New York City?

In-su : The moon.

Mike : No. It's New York City.

In-su : Why do you say that?

Mike : Well, we can see the moon from here, but we can't see New York.

……

In-su : What three words do students use more than any others?

Mike : I don't know.

In-su : That's right.

 

Dialogue 2

교무실에서 선생님이 누군가로부터 전화를 받고 있다.

 

Teacher : Hello.

Student : Hello, may I speak to Mr. Johnson, please?

Teacher : This is he.

Student : I'm calling to say that my son cannot come to school today.

Teacher : Why?

Student : Because he has a headache.

Teacher : I'm sorry to hear that. Who's this, please?

Student : This is my father.