A Good Boy
A young boy did not live too far from school, so he used to walk there and back everyday. On his way to school he passed a playground which used to get very wet when it rained. One day the boy came home very wet. His mother became angry and said, “Dot play in the water on your way home from school.”
The next day he came home very wet again, and his mother became even angrier.” I’ll tell your father if you come home wet again, “ she said,” and then he’ll punish you.”
The third day, when the school was over, he came back home neatly. “You were a good boy today,” his mother said.” You didn’t play in the water.” No,” he answered sadly,” there were so many older boys in the water when I got there this after noon that there wasn’t any room for me to play at all.”
好孩子
有个小男孩住在学校附近，他每天步行去上学，步行回家。在上学途中，他总是要经过一个运动场。这个运动场一下雨应付积水。有一天，这小孩全身湿漉漉地回到家。母校很生气，说：“放学回家的路上，不许去玩水！”
第二天，他回家又是全身湿漉漉的，母亲更生气了。她说：“你再这样了回家，我就告诉你爸爸，看他怎么收拾你！”
又过了一天，这小孩放学回到家里，全身干干的。母亲说：“今天真乖，没有玩水。”他伤心地答道：“不！今天下午我到那儿的时候，水里比我大的男孩太多了，根本没有地方给我玩。”
