When Mr.Brown had to go to london on a business trip,he persuaded
his brother to take care of his siamese cat while he was away.Mr.
Brown dearly loved that siamese cat,but the brother definitely did
not.The very moment Brown set foot back at Kennedy airport,he phoned
his brother to check on the cat's health.The brother anounced
Curtly,"Your cat died," and hung up.Mr.Brown was inconsolable.
Finally,however,he phoned his brother again to point out, "It was
needlessly cruel and sadistic of you to tell me that Bluntly,my
poor cat had passed away." "What did you expect me to do?" demanded
the brother. "You chould have said the cat was playing on the roof.
Later you could have called to say he fell off.The next morning,you
could have reported he had broken his leg.Then,when I came to get
him, you could have told me he had passed away during the night. Well
you didn't have it in you to be that civilized.Now tell me how's mom?
The brother pondered momentarily,then announced, "She's playing on the roof."
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