Ice Fishing

A Texan wanted to go ice fishing. He'd seen many books on the subject and finally, after getting all the necessary ``tools'' together, he made for the nearest frozen lake After positioning his comfy footstool he started to make a circular cut in the ice

Suddenly -- from the sky -- a voice boomed, ``THERE ARE NO FISH UNDER THE ICE!'' Startled, the Texan moved further down the ice, poured a Thermos of cappuccino, began to cut yet another hole Again, from the heavens the voice bellowed, ``THERE ARE NO FISH UNDER THE ICE!''

The Texan, now quite worried, moved way down to the opposite end of the ice, sat up his stool, and tried again to cut his hole The voice came once more: ``THERE ARE NO FISH UNDER THE ICE!''

He stopped, looked skyward, and said, `` Is that you LORD?''

The voice replied, ``No, I'm the Ice-Arena Manager!''

Vocabulary Help

ice fishing: pesca no gelo
subject: assunto
tools: ferramentas, apetrechos
frozen lake: lago congelado
suddenly: subitamente
startled: surpreso
hole: buraco
heavens: céus
bellow: gritar
stool: tamborete
skyward: na direção do céu
LORD: Deus
ice-arena manager: gerente do rinque de patinação

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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