Mule for Rental

Deep in the Tennessee hills, a farmer's mule kicked his mother-in-law to death An enormous crowd of men turned out for the funeral. The minister examining the crowd outside the church, commented to a farmer friend:

``This old lady must have been mighty popular Just look how many people left their work to come to her funeral''

``They're not here for the funeral They're here to buy the mule''

Vocabulary Help

deep: fundo
hills: colinas
mule: mula
kick: coice (chutar)
mother-in-law: sogra
death: morte
crowd: multidão
turned out: apareceram
outside: do lado de fora
church: igreja
farmer: fazendeiro
friend: amigo
mighty popular: bastante popular
leave (leave, left, left): deixar
buy (buy, bought, bought): comprar

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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