RICH MAN, POOR MAN

rich man, poor man
T.C.Jupp
1. a letter for adam
one day a postman came to my village. the postman brought me a letter from my son, Saul.
' is your name Adam?' the postman asked.
' yes,' I said.
'I've got a letter for you.' the postman read the envelope: ' Adam of the village of Minta.'
' A letter for me. who is it from?' I asked.
the postman looked at the envelope again. 'from Saul,' he said. he gave me the letter and walked away.
' Martha, Martha,' Icall to my wife. ' come here. we have a letter from our son, Saul.'
Martha came out and looked at the letter. she was excited but she was also worried.
' A letter from saul,' she said. ' Is he alive and well? I'm going to find the school teacher. he can read the letter.'
there was no school fifty years ago. so i cannot read or write. I live in a small village. the only work is farming. my only son, Saul, left the village two years ago and my three daughters are married. Saul is making alot money in a foreign country.
Mathar and the school teacher came back. A lot of people came. everyone wanted to hear my letter. the school teacher opened the envelope and read the letter
20 Taylor street
London E.19. England.
16 March

dear father,
I am living in london, I have a job in a factory. the work is very hard. I often work at night. but the pay is good.
I am well and I live with people from my country.
I am sending you 100 pounds in this letter. this is for you and my mother.
Love to you and mother.
saul

' one hundred pounds!' I said to the school teacher. ' you're wrong. it's a mistake.'
'no', the school teacher said. ' i'm not wrong. it's not a mistake. here is the money.' and he gave me a piece of paper.
' what is this?' I asked.
' A money order,' the school teacher said. ' go to darpur. take this money order to the post office in darpur. the money order is worth one hundred pounds. the post official will give you the money.'
' one hundred pounds!' I said again.
Everyone laughed and said, ' Adam, you are a rich man. you can buy many thing for your farm and for your house.'
' and I can buy some good food and drink in darpur. I am going to give a party for you all,' I told my friends.
Martha said, ' saul is a good son.'
That evening, the village people talked about the money order and my money. Martha and I also talked about the money. We needed many thing for the farm.

2. Adam goes to Darpur

the next morning I got up very early. it was dark and everyone was sleep. but I was going to Darpus.
I washed and dressed carefully. I put on my best clothes and I carried my best stick. I put the moneyorder carefully in my pocket and I said goodbye to Martha.
I walked ten miles to the main road. I sat down at the main road and ate my breakfast
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