BR1-11: Rich Man, Poor Man

“Go back to your village. Don't come here and fight. Keep out of Darpur.”

Adam lived a small village, Minta with his wife Martha. They had three daughter, and a son, Saul, but all of the daughters were married, and the son lives in London. One day, a postman brought him a letter from Saul. The letter said that Saul sent a 100 pounds to his parents as a money order. They were very excited. However, there was one problem.

In order to cash the check, he needs to go to a big city, Darpur. He took a bus early in the morning. Then he went to post office, and he got in a queue in front of the “MONEY ORDER”counter, but he couldn't get 100 pounds because he needed to get identity card.

After he walked to the Ministry of the Interior to get identity card, but an official there told him that he needs three photographs, so he had to go to a photographer. At the shop, he took a photo, and it takes 24 hour to accept them, so the old man went back his village once.

Next day, he went to Darpur again, and visited the photographer. However, surprisingly, the photographer said that “I don't know you”. The old man hit the man angrily, and because of the occurrence, he taken away from policemen.

Completely exhausted old man once back his village, and the teacher in the village introduced him to a rich man who lives in Darpur.He went to the rich man's house, and met him. At that time, he heard that the money order was already expired, it means that is worthless. After that, he received 10 pounds from the rich man.

This story made me sad because I think the old man is really poor. He coldly refused and deceived everywhere in the city. Maybe I think that the rich man was also spoofed the old man to take advantage of his ignorance.

Jupp. T.C. (2005). Rich Man, Poor Man. Oxford : Macmillan Heinemann ELT.

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