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Sleeping at Church

A man who went to church with his wife, always fell asleep during the sermon. The wife decided to do something about this and one Sunday took a long hat pin along to poke him with it every time he would doze off. As the preacher got to a part in the sermon where he shouted out ``...and who created all there is in 6 days and rested on the 7th''. she poked her husband who came flying out of the pew and screamed, ``Good God almighty!''

The minister said ``That's right, that's right''. and went on with his sermon. The man sat back down, muttering under his breath and later began to doze off again When the minister got to ``.... and who died on the cross to save us from our sins...''. the wife hit him again and he jumped up and shouted, ``Jesus Christ''.

The minister said, ``that's right, that's right'' and went on with his sermon.

The man sat back down and began to watch his wife and when the minister got to `` ... and what did Eve say to Adam after the birth of their second child?'' the wife started to poke the husband again, but he jumped up and said, ``If you stick that damn thing in me again, I'll break it off!''

Vocabulary Help

  • church: igreja
  • fall asleep: adormecer
  • wife: esposa
  • pin: pino, agulha
  • poke: cutucar
  • doze off: cochilar
  • preacher: pregador
  • shout: gritar
  • husband: marido
  • scream: gritar
  • mutter: resmungar
  • die: morrer
  • sin: pecado
  • hit: bater, atingir
  • birth: nascimento


Mais histórias como esta podem ser encontradas no livro Read in English: Uma Maneira Divertida de Aprender Inglês, publicado pela Editora Novatec,


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