It was winter, and Mrs. Hermann wanted to do a lot of shopping, so she waited until it was Saturday, when her husband was free, and she took him to the shops with her to pay for everything and to carry her parcels. They went to a lot of shops, and Mrs. Hermann bought a lot of things. She often stopped and said, “Look, Joe! Isn’t that beautiful!”
He then answered, “All right, dear, How much is it?” And took his money out to pay for it. It was dark when they came out of the last shop, and Mr. Hermann was tired and thinks about other things, like a nice drink by the side of a warm fire at home. Suddenly his wife looked up at the sky and said,“Look at that beautiful moon, Joe!”
Without stopping, Mr. Hermann answered, “All right, dear, how much is it?”
A gentleman staying in a hotel left his umbrella in the hall, but he had put on the handle a card on which was written:“This umbrella belongs to a gentleman who can lift up a hundred pounds. I shall be back in ten minutes.” When he came back, he found, instead of his umbrella, another card on which was written, “This card belongs to a man who can run ten miles an hour. I shall note back.”
A teacher was always so involved in the text being studied that he never looked up. He would call on a student for translation and explanation, and—without realizing it—he often chose the same student day after day. Out of respect, the student wouldn’t point this out to him.