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Snail Joke

The landlord of a pub is just locking up when there's a ring on the doorbell He opens the door, and there's a snail sitting there.

``What do you want?'' asks the landlord. The snail replies that he wants a drink

``Go away, were closed, and we don't serve snails anyway.'' The snail pleads and pleads with the barman to give him a drink, at which point the landlord gets fed up, kicks the snail and slams the door

Exactly one year later, he's locking up again, and there's a ring at the doorbell The landlord opens the door, and looks down to see a snail sitting there ``What do you want?'' asks the landlord.

``What did you do that for?'' replies the snail.

Vocabulary Help

  • landlord: dono
  • pub: bar
  • locking up: fechando
  • doorbell: campainha
  • snail: lesma
  • go away: vá embora
  • plead: implorar
  • fed up: não suporta mais
  • kick: chutar
  • slam the door: bater a porta
  • ``What did you do that for?'': Porque você fez isto?


    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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