刮风英语

当刮风的时候英语美文

YearsagoafarmerownedlandalongtheAtlantic

peoplewerereluctanttoworkonfarmsalongtheAtlantic.

Theydreadedtheawfulstormsthatragedacrossthe

Atlantic,

farmerinterviewedapplicantsforthejob,hereceiveda

steadystreamofrefusals.

Finally,ashort,thinman,wellpastmiddleage,

approachedthefarmer."Areyouagoodfarmhand?"the

farmeraskedhim.

"Well,Icansleepwhenthewindblows,"answeredthe

littleman.

Althoughpuzzledbythisanswer,thefarmer,desperate

forhelp,tlemanworkedwellaroundthe

farm,busyfromdawntodusk,andthefarmerfeltsatisfied

withtheman'swork.

Thenonenightthewindhowledloudlyinfromoffshore.

Jumpingoutofbed,thefarmergrabbedalanternandrushed

nextdoortothehiredhand'k

thelittlemanandyelled,"Getup!Astormising!Tie

thingsdownbeforetheyblowaway!"

Thelittlemanrolledoverinbedandsaidfirmly,"No

ou,Icansleepwhenthewindblows."

Enragedbytherespon,thefarmerwastemptedtofire

d,hehurriedoutsidetopreparefor

mazement,hediscoveredthatallofthe

swere

inthebarn,thechickenswereinthecoops,andthedoors

hing

gcouldblowaway.

Thefarmerthenunderstoodwhathishiredhandmeant,

sohereturnedtohisbedtoalsosleepwhilethewindblew.