AShortHoliday
Alanworkedinanofficeinthecity.Heworkedveryhardandreallylookedforwardtohisholidays.
Heusuallywenttotheseaside,butoneyearhesawanadinanewspaper"Enjoycountrylife.SpendafewweeksatWillowFarm.Goodfood,freshair,horseriding,walking,fishing.Reasonableprices."
"Thissoundslikeagoodidea."hethought,"I'11spendamonthatWillowFarm.I'llenjoyhorseriding,walkingandfishing.They'llmakeachangefromsittingbytheseaside.
Fourdayslaterhereturnedhome.
"What'swrongwithWillowFarm"hisfriendaskedhim."Didn'tyouenjoycountrylife"
"Countrylifewasfine,"Alansaid."Buttherewasanotherproblem.
"Oh,what?"
Well,thefirstdayIwasthereasheepdied,andwehadroastlambfordinner.
Freshmeatisthebest."Iknow,butontheseconddayacowdied,andwehadroastbeeffordinner."
"Luckyyou!"
"Youdon'tunderstand,"Alansaid."Onthethirddayapigdiedandwehadroastporkfordinner."
"Adifferentroasteveryday."Jackexclaimed.
"Letmefinish,"Alansaid."OnthefourthdaythefarmerdiedandIdidn'tdarestayfordinner!"
短期假日
亚伦在一个城市的公司工作.他十分努力地工作,期望着休假.
以前休假,他经常去海边.但有一年,他看到报纸上有一则广告:“领略乡村生活.在唯利屋农场度假数周,可享受:美味佳肴、新鲜空气、骑马、散步、垂钓.价格合理.”
“这到是个好主意,”他想,“我要在唯利屋过上一个月,去享受骑马的乐趣,还要去散步、钓鱼.这肯定与坐在海边不同.”
四天后,他回来了.
“唯利屋发生什么事了?”他的朋友问他,“你不喜欢那里的乡村生活吗?”
“乡村生活是很好,”亚伦说,“但是有一个问题.”
“什么?”
“第一天,一只羊死了.我们的饭是烤羊肉.”
“新鲜肉最好.”
“我知道,但是第二天,一只牛死了.于是我们吃的是烤牛肉.”
“你真是幸运.”
“你不知道,”亚伦说,“第三天,一头猪死了.我们就吃烤猪肉.”
“每天吃不同的烧烤.”
“让我说完,”亚伦说,“第四天,农场主死了.我不敢呆在那里吃饭了.”
