Learn English through story: The clever wife

There lived a Woman whose Husband had a bad habit. The man would drink a lot every day. This caused him to lose his normal senses for most of the time. The Woman tried many times to help him get out of this habit.

But all her efforts went in vain! Every night, someone else would have to bring him back home. One such night when he was brought home, the Woman had him carried to a grave in the neighbourhood. She thought she could teach him a good lesson by frightening him and then he would stop his bad habit. Then she dressed herself in a dark-coloured dress.

She wore a mask upon her face. She waited for him to wake up. When the Woman saw her Husband returning to his senses, she moved towards him with a serious face. Then, she gave him some food to eat and spoke loudly,

"Get up and eat, it is my job to bring food for the dead." The Husband was very scared. He ran home at once. From that day onwards, he gave up his bad habit.

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Learn English through story: Patience

A man observed a woman in the grocery store with a three year old girl in her basket. As they passed the cookie section, the little girl asked for cookies and her mother told her no. The little girl immediately began to whine and fuss, and the mother said quietly, "Now Monica, we just have half of the aisles left to go through; don't be upset. It won't be long." Soon they came to the candy aisle, and the little girl began to shout for candy. And when told she couldn't have any, began to cry.

The mother said, "There, there, Monica, don't cry–only two more aisles to go, and then we'll be checking out." When they got to the check-out stand, the little girls immediately began to clamor for gum and burst into a terrible tantrum upon discovering there'd be no gum purchased.

The mother patiently said, "Monica, we'll be through this check out stand in 5 minutes and then you can go home and have a nice nap." The man followed them out to the parking lot and stopped the woman to compliment her. "I couldn't help noticing how patient you were with little Monica," he began. Whereupon the mother said, "I'm Monica . . . my little girl's name is Tammy."

Learn English through story: Training New fire fighter

A new fire fighter was being trained by an old fire chief. "How would you react if a sudden fire flared up on the front of the building?" asked the fire chief. "Break out a fire hose and start spraying it, chief." answered the new fire fighter.

"How would you react if another fire flared up in the back of the building?" asked the fire chief. "Break out another fire hose and start spraying it, chief." answered the new fire fighter. "And if another huge fire flared up in the basement, how would you react?" asked the fire chief.

"Break out another fire hose." answered the new fire fighter. "Now wait a minute, son," said the fire chief. "Where are all these fire hoses coming from?" The new fire fighter answered, "The same place where all of the fires are coming from, chief."

Learn English through story: Self punishment

A young lieutenant was passed by a private, who failed to salute.

The lieutenant called him back, and said sternly: You did not salute me. For this you will immediately salute two hundred times. At this moment the General came up.

What's all this? he exclaimed, seeing the poor private about to begin. The lieutenant explained. This ignoramus failed to salute me, and as a punishment, I am making him salute two hundred times.

Quite right, replied the General, smiling. "But do not forget, sir, that upon each occasion you are to salute in return."

Meaning of abide by

*** abide by (something)

*** Explanation *** to follow the rules of something

Meaning of a riddle wrapped up in an enigma

Noun

a riddle wrapped up in an enigma

1. (idiomatic) Something very mysterious and hidden.

Meaning of a week from next Tuesday

Phrase

a week from next Tuesday

1. (idiomatic) Some unspecified time in the future.

2. (idiomatic, usually preceded by until) Forever.