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Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another.But he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and it has been silent ever since.
One night,our vicar woken up with a start,the clock was striking.Looking at his watch,he saw that it was one o'clock,but the clock struck thirteen times before it stopped.Armed with a torch,he went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.In the torchlight,he caught a figure whom he immediately recognized as Wil Bill,our local grocer."whatever are you doing up here,Bill?"asked the vicar in surprise."I'm tring to repair the bell"answered Bill,"I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now,you see,i want to give you a surprise.""You certainly did give me a surprise,Bill"said the vicar,"You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well.Still,i'm glad the bell is working again."
"That's the problem,vicar"said Bill,"The clock is working all right,but i'm afraid that at one o'clock it will strike thirteen times and there's nothing i can do about it."
"We'll get used to that,Bill."said the vicar,"Thirteen is not as good as one,but it's better than nothing.Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea."
昨天背的,今天有点忘了,晚上再修改。 |
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