At the Monastery

A middle-class man decides to go off and join a monastery which requires an oath of silence No speech is allowed except for two words every 5 years, to sum up one's experiences to the head monk

After the first 5 years, the monk asked him what two words described his experiences and all he said was ``HARD BEDS''

When the next 5 year period came, the monk asked how things were and he replied ``BAD FOOD''

After 5 more years, he walked up to the monk and said, ``I QUIT!'' The monk nodded and muttered ``Yes, this doesn't surprise me You've been doing nothing but complaining for the past 15 years!''

Vocabulary Help

• middle class: classe média
• go off: sair
• join: juntar-se a
• oath of silence: voto de silêncio
• speech: fala
• sum up: resumir
• head monk: monge chefe
• hard beds: camas duras
• bad food: comida ruim
• I quit: eu desisto
• nod: balançar
• mutter: murmurar
• complain: reclamar

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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