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The Well

An Arab diplomat visiting the U.S. for the first time was being wined and dined by the State Department.

The Grand Emir was unused to the salt in American Foods (french fries cheeses, etc), and was constantly sending his manservant Abdul to fetch him a glass of water.

Time and time again Abdul would scamper off and return with a glass of water, but then came the time when he returned empty-handed

``Abdul, you son of an ugly camel, where is my water?'' demanded the Grand Emir

``A thousand pardons, O Illustrious One,'' stammered the wretched Abdul. ``There is a white man sitting on the well''

Vocabulary Help

  • first time: primeira vez
  • unused to: desacostumado
  • salt: sal
  • food: comida
  • french fries: batatas fritas
  • cheese: queijo
  • send (send, sent, sent): enviar
  • fetch: buscar
  • glass of water: copo de água
  • stammer: gaguejar
  • demand: exigir
  • wretched: pobre, miserável
  • come (come, came, came): vir, chegar
  • empty handed: de mãos vazias
  • thousand: mil


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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