Mr Zhang was a sportsfan. He worked in a hospital in the capital. He was busy all the time and hadlittle time to have a rest. And one day he felt unwell and couldn't go onworking. He decided to spend a week's holiday in a quiet village where he couldgo swimming or fishing. He got off at a small train station and soon got to aquiet village. He took a room hotel and went to sleep after he had a good meal.
At first Mr Zhangenjoyed himself there. He could do everything he wanted and went everywhere heliked. Nobody disturbed (打扰)him orknocked at the door at midnight. But on the fourth day he was in trouble. Afterlunch it was very hot. He went swimming in the river. Suddenly he saw a beautifulbird in a big tree. He wanted to catch it, so he walked to it, but it found himand flew away. He began to pick some flowers in the forest and before long helost his way.
The sun had gone downand night had fallen before Mr. Zhang found a small restaurant in anothervillage. He came in and told them to bring him some bread, two eggs and a glassof tea. After a while his food was brought. Soon he ate up all the bread andeggs. When he was going to have the tea, he found there was a fly in the glass.
"What's in mytea?" Mr. Zhang called out, "A fly."
"It's impossible,sir," said the owner of the restaurant, "I had told the waiters topick all the flies out of your tea before they brought it to you!"
