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Aesop and the traveller
Aesop, a Greek philosopher, was famous for his jokes. One day when he was walking he saw a man. The man was lost. The man asked Aesop, "How long will it take me to get to the town?" "Go," said Aesop. The traveler didn't understand the reply, that's why he repeated his question, but Aesop's answer was the same. The traveller went away. "The man is mad," he decided. Some minutes later Aesop shouted after him, "You'll get to the town in two hours."<span>The traveller came back to Aesop and asked: "Why didn't you tell me that before?" "Because I didn't know how fast you walk," Aesop answered.</span>
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<span>The clock said half-past ten. I closed my books, went to bed
and soon fell asleep. In the middle of the night I woke up
and saw that my father’s bed was empty. I remembered that
he had promised to be at home by eleven at the latest. As he had never
broken his promises before, I felt sure that something serious
had happened to him. It took me a few seconds to decide what to
do. I ran down the steps of the cabin into the night. It was
light as a full moon was shining. To my right (lie) the lonely road
that leaded to the dangerous wood. A wild and dangerous idea
came to my mind. Not long before that my father had taught me
to drive the car. So I thought that the quickest way to find my
father was to drive as fast as I could. Half an hour later I found
my father in the forest with a broken leg.</span>