(2010·湖南六校4月联考)

Shortreader­submittedstories—forthewomanyoushouldthinkoftoday!

—CompiledbyAmyZerello

GreatMindsRemindedofMom

Afteralong，exhaustingday，afriendofmine，Allen，headedhome.Ontheroad，hepassedanelderlywomanwhowasstandingbyacarwithaflattire.Ifthatwerehismother，hethought，hewouldwantsomeonetohelpher.Withatiredsigh，heturnedaroundanddroveback.

Justashereachedthestrandedwoman，atruckpulledupandaburlyfarmergotout.“Kindofremindsyouofyourmom，too？”themanaskedasthetwopitchedintogethertochangethetireforthewoman.

—ContributedbyKatherineL．Houge

YourBiggestFan

Whilewaitinginabookstoreforaguestauthortosignherlatestbook，IleafedthroughsomeoftheCivilWarnovelsshehadwritten.Thewomaninlinebehindmecommented，“ThosearethebestbooksI’veeverread.Icouldn’tputthemdown.”BeforeIcouldreply，theauthor，frowning，lookedoverandsaid，“Oh，comeon，Mom！”

—ContributedbyMarilynKopp

HeadoftheHousehold

Myhusband，Jeff，andIcameacrossseveralproblemswhileassemblingournewcomputersystem，sowecalledthehelpdesk.ThemanonthephonestartedtotalktoJeffincomputerjargon(行业术语)，whichconfusedusevenmore.

“Sir，”myhusbandpolitelysaid，“pleaseexplainwhatIshoulddoasifIwereafour­year­old.”

“Okay，”thecomputertechnicianreplied.“Sweetie，couldyoupleaseputyourmommyonthephone？”

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