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At the Grocery Store

Arabbit walks into a grocery store on Wednesday and asks if they have any carrots for sale The grocer tells him no, the will get some in on Monday.

The rabbit thanks him and walks out. On Thursday, the same rabbit walks in and asks the grocer if he has any carrots.

The grocer says ``I told you yesterday, and I'll tell you today: We don't get any carrots in until MONDAY!'' The rabbit thanks him and leaves.

On Friday the same rabbit walks in and asks the grocer if he has any carrots.

The grocer screams at him:

``LOOK! I told you yesterday, I told you the day before yesterday, and I'll tell you today, WE DON'T GET ANY CARROTS IN UNTIL MONDAY!! If you come in here again asking for carrots BEFORE Monday, I'll nail you ears to my counter!''

The rabbit thanks him and leaves.

On Saturday, the same rabbit walks in and asks the grocer:

``Do you have any nails?''

The grocer says no.

The rabbit says: ``Good! Do you have any carrots?''

Vocabulary Help

  • rabbit: coelho
  • grocery store - mercearia
  • carrot: cenoura
  • sale: vender
  • walk out - sair
  • scream: gritar
  • the day before yesterday: antes de ontem
  • nail: pregar (prego)
  • ear: orelha
  • counter: balcão


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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