One day a lady walked into a hat shop. The shopkeeper smiled and said, ‘Good afternoon, madam." 'Good afternoon,’ the lady answered. ‘There is a green hat with red flowers and blue leaves on it in your window. Will you please take it out of there.’ "Yes, madam, ' the shopkeeper said. 'I will be very pleased to do that for you.’ Usually ladies looked at a lot of hats before they chose one, and the shopkeeper got very tired. 'Good', he thought, ‘I will sell this hat very quickly—and it has been in my window for a very long time.’ "Do you want it in a box, madam,’ he asked, ‘or will you wear it?" ‘Oh, I don't want it,’ she answered. ‘I only wanted you to take it out of your window. | pass your shop every day, and I hate to see the ugly thing there!’ Однажды в шляпный магазин зашла дама. Владелец магазина улыбнулся и сказал: "Добрый день, мадам". - Добрый день, - ответила дама. ‘В вашем окне есть зеленая шляпа с красными цветами и синими листьями. Пожалуйста, выньте ее оттуда.’ "Да, мадам