The cleaning lady tapped the table impatiently. “Come on, I’ve got work to do, so have you.”
The old man sat there, looking stumped. The sheet of paper before him lay blank.
“Come on,” she repeated, “write down something.”
Grumbling, the old man picked up his pencil and scribbled some words.
“Let’s hear them, then!”
The old man read slowly.
“One: Don’t overfeed the animals. They’re not pets.
“Two: Buy a new coat.
“Three: Deal with the Christmas presents before Christmas Eve.”
The cleaning lady shook her head.
“Not again, Santa. You make those same resolutions every year. You’re hopeless…”
The old man sat there, looking stumped. The sheet of paper before him lay blank.
“Come on,” she repeated, “write down something.”
Grumbling, the old man picked up his pencil and scribbled some words.
“Let’s hear them, then!”
The old man read slowly.
“One: Don’t overfeed the animals. They’re not pets.
“Two: Buy a new coat.
“Three: Deal with the Christmas presents before Christmas Eve.”
The cleaning lady shook her head.
“Not again, Santa. You make those same resolutions every year. You’re hopeless…”
