1. A SAD STORY
Three men came to New York. They arrived at a very
large hotel and took a room there.
Their room was on the forty-fifth floor.
In the evening the three men went to the theatre and
came back to the hotel very late.
"I am very sorry," said the clerk of the
hotel, "but our lifts aren't working tonight. If you
don't want to walk upstairs to your room we will make
beds for you in the hall."
"No, no," said one of the three men.
"No, thank you. We don't want to sleep in the hall.
We will walk up to our room."
Then he told his two friends, "It won't be easy
to walk up to the forty-fifth floor, but I
think I know how to make it easier. On our way to the
room I will tell you some jokes.
Andy willjsing us some songs. Then Peter will tell us
some interesting stories."
So they began to walk upstairs to their room. Tom told
them many jokes, Andy sang
some songs. At last they came to the thirty-fourth
floor. They were tired and decided to
have a rest.
"Well," said Tom, "now it is your turn,
Peter." "I will tell you a sad story," said Peter.
"We have left the key to our room in the
hall."