100 Dollars

The Story:

A little boy wanted $100 badly and prayed for two weeks but nothing happened. Then he decided to write God a letter requesting the $100. When the postal authorities received the letter addressed to God, USA, they decided to send it to the President.

The president was so impressed, touched, and amused that he instructed his secretary to send the little boy a $5 bill. The President thought this would appear to be a lot of money to a little boy.

The little boy was delighted with the $5 bill and sat down to write a thank you note to God, which read:

Dear God,

Thank you very much for sending the money, however, I noticed that for some reason you had to send it through Washington D.D. and, as usual, those crooks deducted $95.

Vocabulary Practice
Mark the best choice.

'Badly', in this sense, means.......
poorly done
disobedient
desperately
stupid

In what sense is the President 'touched' by the little boy's letter?
The letter affected his emotions
It reached out and grabbed the President's hand
He was happy the boy thought of him as God
He wanted to carry the letter with him somewhere

When someone is 'delighted' they are.......
Angry
Sad
Excited
Tired

A 'Crook' is.......
a politician
someone from Washington D.C.
someone who steals money
the postal authorities

Questions for Discussion
When you were young, did you ever write a letter to a famous person, and if so, what was it about?
What was the last letter you wrote about?

Activities
Tell this joke to one of your classmates in your own words. Would this joke be funny if it took place in your country? Why or