Census

The old man was sitting on his porch, when a young man walked up with a pad and pencil in his hand.

``What are you selling, young man?'' he asked.

``I'm not selling anything, sir.'' the young man replied.'`I'm the Census Taker''

``A what?'' the man asked.

``A Census Taker. We are trying to find out how many people are in the United States''

``Well,'' the man answered,''You're wasting your time with me, I have no idea''

Vocabulary Help

• porch: varanda
• pad: prancheta
• sell (sell, sold, sold): vender
• find out: descobrir
• waste your time: perder o tempo

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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