It was a beautiful spring morning. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, and the sun was warm but not too hot, so Mr Andrews was surprised when he saw an old gentleman at the bus-stop with a big, strong black umbrella in his hand Mr Andrews said to him, ‘Are we going to have rain today, do you think?’
‘No’, said the old gentleman, ‘I don’t think so.’
‘Then are you carrying the umbrella to keep the sun off you?’
‘No, the sun is not very hot in spring.’
Mr Andrews looked at the big umbrella again, and the gentleman said, ‘I am an old man, and my legs are not very strong, so I really need a walking-stick. But when I carry a walking-stick, people say, «Look at that poor old man», and I don’t like that. When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say, «Look at that stupid man».’
What was the weather like ?
What did Mr Andrews see ?
How did he feel about this ?
Why did he feel like this ?
What did Mr Andrews say ?
What did the old gentleman
answer ?
What did Mr Andrews say
then ?
What was the old gentleman’s
answer ?
What did Mr Andrews do then ?
What did the old gentleman
say ?
