Please help me find a short English passage (fable, joke) that I can memorize in one minute. I am in the second grade of junior high school, so it shouldn’t be difficult.

Tommy: How is your little brother, Johnny? Johnny: He is ill in bed. He hurt himself.

Tommy: That's too bad. How did that happen?

Johnny: We played who could lean furthest out of the window, and he won.

He won

Tom: Johnny, how is your little brother?

Johnny: He is ill and bedridden. He was injured.

Tom: That’s too bad. What’s going on?

Johnny: We played a game to see who could lean out the farthest out of the window, and he won.

I Have His Ear in My Pocket

Ivan came home with a bloody nose and his mother asked, "What happened?"

"A kid bit me ," replied Ivan.

"Would you recognize him if you saw him again?" asked his mother.

"I'd know him any where," said Ivan. "I have his ear in my pocket."

His ear is in my pocket.

Ivan returned home with a bleeding nose. His mother asked, "What happened?"

"A boy bit me," Ivan said.

"Can you recognize him when you see him again?" Mom asked.

“I recognize him wherever he goes,” Ivan said. "His ears are still in my pocket."

A Good Boy

Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday ?"

"I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered.

"You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more . But why are you so interested in the old woman?"

"She is the one who sells the candy."

Good boy

Little Robert asked Mom wants her two cents.

"What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?"

"I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered. "You are such a good boy," my mother said proudly. "Here's your two cents. But why are you so interested in that old lady?"

"She's a candy seller.

”

Drunk

One day, a father and his little son were going home. At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now, he asked, "What's the meaning of the word 'Drunk', dad?" "Well, my son," his father replied, "look, there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk. "

"But, dad," the boy said, " there's only ONE policeman!"

Drunk

One day, the father went home with his young son. This child is at that age where he is interested in everything and always has endless questions. He asked his father: "Dad, what does the word 'drunk' mean?" "Well, son," replied the father, "look there are two policemen standing there." If I saw them as four, then I would be considered drunk. "But, Dad," said the child, "there is only one policeman there!" ”

Hospitality

The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without any cheese. The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest's plate. The visitor smiled, put the cheese into his mouth and then said: "You must have better eyes than your mother, sonny. Where did you find the cheese?" "In the rat- trap, sir," replied the boy.

Hospitality

Since there was no cheese at home when the guests were eating apple pie, the hostess apologized to everyone. The little boy The boy quietly left the room. After a while, he returned to the room with a piece of cheese and put the cheese on the guest's plate. The guest smiled and put the cheese into his mouth and said, "My child, your eyes are bigger than your mother's." Good. Where did you find the cheese? "On the mousetrap, sir." "The little boy said.