The Optimist Farmer and the Pessimist Neighbor

One day the sun was shinning brightly and the optimist said,``Great day, eh?''

The pessimist said,``The stupid sun will burn the crops.''

The next day it rained. Again the optimist tried to engage his friend, but the pessimist's only response was: ``Stinking rain will wash out all the seed!''

So the optimist took his friend duck hunting, which he loved After the first duck was shot the optimist dispatched his dog to fetch the duck The dog ran on top of the water, picked up the duck and ran back

The optimist exclaimed``Did you see that?''

The pessimist replied,``Dog can't swim, eh?''

Vocabulary Help

farmer: fazendeiro
shine: brilhar
burn: queimar
crops: colheitas
rain: chover
engage: animar
wash out: carregar, levar embora
seed: sementes
duck: pato
hunt: caçar
shot: alvejado, atingido
fetch: pegar
ran on top of the water: correu por sobre as águas
swim: nadar

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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