Marina and Alessandra

Passage 1:

A man from the city came to visit a small farm. He saw a farmer feeding pigs in a very strange way. The farmer would lift a pig up to a nearby apple tree to eat the apples directly off the tree. The farmer would move the pig from one apple to another until the pig was full. Then, he would start again with another pig.

The man from the city was pretty puzzled. He watched for quite a while and said, “What a strange way to feed pigs! It’s a waste of time! You could save a whole lot of time if you just shook the apples off the tree and let the pigs eat them from the ground!” The farmer looked puzzled and replied, “What’s time to a pig?”

Passage 2: 

A young man waiting in line at the bank developed a loud case of hiccups. While in line, they continued to worsen. Once he got to the teller to cash his check he could hardly talk.

The teller tapped numbers into the computer. She looked up and frowned, “I can’t cash your check.”

The man was shocked. “Why not?” he asked.

“The computer indicates you do not have sufficient funds to cover this amount.” she said. “In fact our records show that your account is overdrawn by more than $5000.00.”

“It can’t be!” cried the man. “You’ve got to be kidding!”

“You’re right. I am,” she smiled. She started counting out his cash. “You will notice that your hiccups are gone though!”