Scribd
Upload
763 views2 pages

Story 1

Emma wants to surprise her husband Jerry with a birthday gift but doesn't know what to get. She listens carefully for clues about what he wants but hears nothing. She has her sister-in-law Mary call Jerry and pretend to ask what he wants, while Emma listens. Jerry says he wants a pair of speakers. Excited, Emma rushes out to buy sneakers instead. On his birthday, Jerry is surprised but amused by the mix-up, realizing Emma had misunderstood.

Uploaded by

EDILSON ANDRES GUTIERREZ GONZALEZ
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
763 views2 pages

Story 1

Emma wants to surprise her husband Jerry with a birthday gift but doesn't know what to get. She listens carefully for clues about what he wants but hears nothing. She has her sister-in-law Mary call Jerry and pretend to ask what he wants, while Emma listens. Jerry says he wants a pair of speakers. Excited, Emma rushes out to buy sneakers instead. On his birthday, Jerry is surprised but amused by the mix-up, realizing Emma had misunderstood.

Uploaded by

EDILSON ANDRES GUTIERREZ GONZALEZ
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

Story 1

Surprise!
Jerry and Emma are husband and wife. It’s summer, and Jerry’s birthday is
approaching. Emma wants (al terminar en T al verbo se le agrega S) to give him a
present for his birthday, but she wants it to be a surprise, so she must keep everything
a secret.

But she has a big problem. If Jerry cannot know about her plan, how does (al terminar
el verbo en o se le agrega es) she find out what to get him for his birthday?

She decides to use a secret technique. For a whole week, while she pretends to do
other things, she actually listens very carefully for clues.

However, Jerry doesn’t (forma negative de does) really talk about this subject. A whole
week passes(al terminar ss,k,sh,ch) se agrega es with no mention of something he
actually wants or needs!

“That’s it!” Emma thinks to herself. “Jerry’s birthday is tomorrow! I’m taking off the
gloves!”

She calls her sister-in-law Mary, and they make a secret plan.

Mary will call Jerry, ask him what he would like to receive for his birthday, and Emma
will listen to the conversation (without Jerry knowing it).

The scheme starts out as planned. Mary calls Jerry, and they have a nice chat about his
upcoming birthday. Emma listens carefully from the other room.

Finally, she hears what he wants—a pair of sneakers!

“All right!” she thinks to herself.

Full of excitement, she runs out of the room. She is not so quiet, but who can blame
her?

She rushes off to the shop and buys a pair of shiny sneakers, exactly Jerry’s size. She’s
very happy. She will get him the present he wants, and it will be a complete surprise!

Today is Jerry’s birthday. Emma waits until their special dinner at night.
6 | English Short Stories

Finally, the moment arrives. It’s time for Jerry’s present!

Emma brings in the box of sneakers,

wrapped in colorful paper. “Wow!” Jerry

says with a big smile. “I wonder what it

is.” “Open it and see for yourself!” Emma

replies happily.

He tears off the colorful paper and takes out the

box. He opens the box. “Oh, it’s a . . . pair of

sneakers! What a lovely . . . surprise . . .”

Emma notices that something is wrong. “What’s the matter?


You don’t seem so happy. Don’t you need a pair of sneakers?”

“Hmm. . .” Jerry takes a look at each shoe.

“Well, didn’t you tell Mary that you wanted a pair of sneakers?”
Emma asks him.

“A pair of sneakers?” Jerry starts to laugh. “I said a pair


of speakers! You seem surprised. Well, I guess I could
use a pair of sneakers, too!”

You might also like