标题: Dying of Thirst [打印本页] 作者: 永失我爱 时间: 2002-9-28 07:10 标题: Dying of Thirst A traveler was stumbling through the desert. desperate for water. when he saw something far off in the distance.
Hoping to find water, he walked toward the image, onlyto find a litte old peddler sitting at a card table with a bunch of wies laid out for sale.
The parched wandever asked ,"lease ,I am dying of rhirst .Can I have some water?"
The man replied ,"I don't have any water,but why don't you buy a tie?"Here is one that goes nicely with you clothes."
The desperate man shouted,"I don't want a tie.you idiot, I need water!"
"OK,don't buy a tie. But to show you what a nice guy I am,I'll tell you that over the hill there,about 5miles, is a nice restanvant. walk that way. they'll give you all the water you want ,"
The man thanked the peddler and walk away toward the hill and eventually dissappeared out of sight ,There hours later he returned.The man at the card table asked,"I told you ,about 5 miles over that hill,Couldn't you find it?"
"I found a all right.They waldn't let me in withowt a tie"
lease ,I am dying of rhirst .Can I have some water?"