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重 Tom wanted to play a tiick on Jack becanse it was Aprl Fools Day He
"Jack, do you know that the shop on the corner js paying 5 "cents for old bottles? -
You have any around the house, you should take them to fhe shop.′ Jack ーー
wanted more money so he didnt think about what day it was. As soon as he WP
back home, he asked his mother to collect al the old bottles in the house. JaCk
them from her and went to the Shop. ・
~Tm told youre paying 5 cents for a botte' he said to the *?shopkeeper We
here are ten botHes. yThat wil be 50 cents, please.′ The shopkeeper thought
was joking, but soon remembered i was April Fools' Day, He said to Jack, "T think
Someone played a trick on you, young man."
院 Atfmst Jack was Very angry But then he had a 'good' idea、 He quickly went
to Tom's honuse and rang fhe doorbell.、 When Tom opened the door Jack was smiling.
Tom couidnt nnderstand why Jack looked so happr "D .…Did you go to the shop On
the corner?” Tom asked.
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Jack answered, “Oh, yes. Of course、 But Tom, 。You were wrong. The
Shopkeeper is paying onjy 4 cents。 not 5 cents. I got 40 cents for ten bottles,
anyway, Thank you very much for the advice.′ He smiled again and went back to his
own house.
放 After Jack went home, Tom began to collect as many bottles as possible. Before
noon,。he got so many that he asked his father to carry them to the shop by truck.
1 have 400 botdes for you" he said to the Shopkeeper. “That wil be 16 dollars,
please.′ You, too!" the shopkeeper said. "T know pSomeone who *Yhad a fne April
Fools Day with his fiend" And then Tom knew that ghe was the bigger fool.
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