A boy went to a telephone booth which was at the cash counter of a store and dialed a number.The store-owner observedand listened to the conversation:Boy : “Lady, Can you give me the job of cutting your lawn?Woman: (at the other end of the phone line) “I already have someone to cut my lawn.”Boy : “Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price than the person who cuts your lawn now.”Woman : I’m very satisfied with the person who is presentlycutting my lawn.Boy : (with more perseverance) “Lady, I’ll even sweep the floor and the stairs of your house for free.Woman : No, thank you.With a smile on his face, the boy replaced the receiver. The store-owner, who was listening to all this, walked over to the boy.StoreOwner : “Son… I like your attitude; I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job.”Boy : “No thanks,Store Owner : But you were really pleading for one.Boy : No Sir, I was just checking my performance at the job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to!”This is called Self Appraisal
Amazing story…although main idea and theme is certainly hard to explain within a short text but the writer did it and did it great….it is presented so lightly, so natural, so simply but in most impressive way and in direct touching manner …wow….there would be undoubtedly no two opinion on this subject that this text is master piece of some unique brain.
The child, in front of aquarium, in the given picture is a small child between four to six years old. The story is beginning with the phrase of “A little boy” which also indicating that the story boy age is too little to do professional work. Remember, such child labor is strictly prohibited all around the world. Let me dare to suggest “the boy” is more appropriate than the little boy and the picture should be replaced by the adult boy picture
The moment, I read the sentence, with a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver, I was almost sure, that he's not in search of that job. And his purpose for calling the lady was something different.
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The child, in front of aquarium, in the given picture is a small child between four to six years old. The story is beginning with the phrase of “A little boy” which also indicating that the story boy age is too little to do professional work. Remember, such child labor is strictly prohibited all around the world. Let me dare to suggest “the boy” is more appropriate than the little boy and the picture should be replaced by the adult boy picture
Great story! This story is telling to us a good lesson , everything we do must do our best effort.
The moment, I read the sentence, with a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver, I was almost sure, that he's not in search of that job. And his purpose for calling the lady was something different.
Thanks a lot for sharing, this beautiful story!