Lettura e ascolto intermediate in inglese: The water well

The water well

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One day, after a certain amount of bargaining, a shrewd lawyer sold a water well to a kindly professor. Satisfied with the deal, they shook hands and went on their way.

The following day, the lawyer returned with an unexpected claim: “Professor, I think you ought to know that although I sold you the well, I didn’t sell you the water inside it. If you want to use the water, I’m afraid you will have to pay a usage fee.”

The professor looked at the lawyer calmly, and without raising his voice, replied: “I quite understand, but let’s look at it this way. If the water is yours, as you claim, then I can give you until this time tomorrow to take it out of my well. Otherwise, you’ll have to pay me rent to keep it there.”

The lawyer, a little embarrassed, hesitated for a moment and then mumbled: “Of course, I was only joking.”

The professor looked at the lawyer with a sweet smile and said: “Perhaps you’ve forgotten that people like me teach people like you how to become lawyers.”

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