Every
year,
there is an important
lottery in Newtown.
The lottery
raises money for the local hospital.
Most people
buy at least one
ticket, because the first
prize is a million dollars!
One year, John
Smith won the first prize.
He immediately
gave up his job and started to enjoy himself.
He
bought the
fastest and most
expensive car he could find.
He bought a
motorboat.
He traveled
twice around the world, eating and drinking at the most expensive restaurants.
He went on a
safari in Africa.
He lived a life
of pleasure, luxury and adventure.
Two years later,
after he had spent all his money, he returned home and asked for his job back.
He had only been
back at work a few days when one of the girls in the office tried to sell him a
lottery ticket.
“You must buy
one, John,” she said, “Remember how lucky you were last time?”
“I’m not buying
any more lottery tickets,” he said.
“But you must,”
the girl argued. “You might win again.”
“That’s what
frightens me,” John said. “If I try to do again all the things I did last year,
I’ll be dead before the end of this year!”
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