Clever George

George was a quiet, serious young man. He had been studying particularly hard one year, and when he passed his examinations, his friend Jim went to give him his congratulations and then had an earnest conversation with him.“You've never been to a dance, George,” he said. “It's boring always studying and never enjoying oneself. Come out with me this evening”. “Perhaps you are right, Jim,” replied George after a moment’s hesitation.

So they went to a dance and had an enjoyable time. But George drank more that he was used to, and by midnight Jim had become worried about him, so he said, “Now we'll walk home in the cool air”.

On their way home, they came to a bridge, and George looked down at the river below attentively. The stars were reflected in its smooth surface.

“What are those lights down there?” George inquired. “They’re the stars, George,” Jim replied.“The stars’ George said. “Well, then, how did I get up here?”

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SICK NAPOLEON

Jack had gone to the university to study history, but at the end of his first year, his history professor failed him in his examinations, and he was told that he would have to leave the university. However, his father decided that he would go to see the professor to urge him to let Jack continue his studies the following year.

“He's a good boy,” said Jack's father, “and if you let him pass this time, I'm sure he'll improve a lot next year and pass the examinations at the end of it really well.”

“No, no, that's quite impossible!” replied the professor immediately. “Do you know, last month I asked him when Napoleon had died, and he didn't know!”

“Please, sir, give him another chance,” said Jack's father. “You see, I'm afraid we don't take any newspapers in our house, so none of us even knew that Napoleon was ill.”

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JEWELLERY

When Mr Jones went to the restaurant one day, he left his coat near the door. There was nothink in the pockets of the coat when he left it, so he was very surprised when he took his coat after his meal and found the pockets full of jewellery!

There was a waiter near the door, so Mr Jones said to him, “Somebody has made a mistake. He has put some jewellery in my coat. Take it, and when he comes back, give it to him”. The waiter took it and went away. Suddenly another man came in with a coat just like Mr Jones's, “I' am sorry”, said this man. “I made a mistake. I took your coat and you have got mine. Please give me my coat and jewellery”. Mr Jones answered, “I gave the jewellery to the waiter, he will give it to you”.

Mr Jones called the manager of the restaurant; but the manager said, "We have no waiters here. We only have waitresses."You gave the jewellery to a thief"! shouted the other man. "I shall call the police!" Mr Jones was frightened and paid the man a lot of money for the jewellery.

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