Mr. Yates was nearly ninety, so it was often difficult for him to remember things,but he still liked travelling very much, so he and his wife went to Spain every year. One summer when they were there, they went to visit some friends. These people had two young daughters.
One afternoon Mr. Yates was talking to one of the girls in the garden after lunch."You and your sister were ill when mu wife and I were here last year, weren't you?" he said to her.,
"Yes, we were,' answered the girl." we were very ill."
The old man said nothing for a minute, because he was thinking. Then at last he said," Oh, yes, i remember now! One of you died. Which one of you was it, you or your sister?"
The girl answered, " It was me."
" Oh ? I'm sorry to hear it," said the old man.
Indonesian Proverbs Part 3 A year of dry season (summer) is erased by a day of rain Meaning: A long dispute has been forgoten by love, or sometimes a long time of goodness has been forgotten by one badness "Kemarau setahun dihapuskan hujan sehari." . Head can be heated but heart must stay cool. Meaning: No matter how stressed or angry we are, we have to solve a problem with rationale. Meaning: A dispute can only be resolved by discussing the problem openly and coolly. "Kepala boleh panas, tetapi hati harus tetap dingin." The hair is all colored the same (black in this case), but no one will know the inside of one's heart Meaning: A different way of thinking in every person "Kepala sama hitam, isi hati siapa tahu." The turtle in the boat, pretending not to know. Meaning: People say it to imply that somebody knows more than he or she is letting on. "Kura-kura dalam perahu, pura-pura tidak tahu." Different fields have different insect, different...
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