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It was Christmas, and there was a big party in the house. Guests came and went, but the party continued. Then the bell rang. Several people shouted, “Come in!” and a short man opened the front door and came in. Nobody knew him, but the host went to meet him and took him 11 the bar for a drink. The man sat there happily for an hour and a half, drank and talked. Then suddenly he stopped and looked at his host. “You see,” he said, “I’m your neighbor, but nobody invited me to this party. I don’t know you, I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests. My wife, 12 is waiting for me in our car, just wanted us to go to the cinema, but one of your guests’ cars was in front of our gate, so I came here to find the driver!”
(L. A. Hill. Elementary Stories for Reproduction, 1972. Adaptado.)
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