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Post by rmedhurst on Aug 25, 2015 21:14:03 GMT 9
Pocket Watch The pocket watch fell down the back of the cupboard and began ticking away by itself. A rat found it and sneered, “You idiot! Why keep moving when nobody can see you?” “It’s because I keep moving when nobody sees me that I’m useful any time somebody does look,” the pocket watch answered. “Thieves only work when nobody’s looking, but the ones who only work when somebody’s watching them are thieves too.” The rat slipped silently away in shame. www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/000096/files/46823_27680.htmlNotes: 1. This story doesn't quite match my tastes, but as I spent a bit of time trying to knock the pocket watch's little lecture into natural English, I'll share it here. Open to suggestions for possible changes.
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