英語翻譯
Fewer Pence
Less Counting
One day Jack went into a shop.He had five pence and he wan-
ted to buy some pears.He said to the shopkeeper," Please give me
pears for five pence."
When the shopkeeper gave him the pears,Tom counted them.
Then he said," Not a long time ago my mother bought pears here
for five pence,why did you give me so few?"
"Don't ask any questions,boy,I have no time for questions."
"Excuse me,sir."Tom said,"but..."
"It is all right,my boy," said the shopkeeper."Don' t you
know?The fewer pears you get,the less fruit you will have to
carry.
"" All right," said the boy and he put four pence on the count-
er.He was going to leave the shop when he heard the words:
"Come back You must pay five pence."" That" s all right " said
the boy.
"Don't you know?The fewer pence yot get the less money
you will have to count."
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