Texto 53 Saving money for charity

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Texto 53. Saving money for charity
• SAVING MONEY FOR CHARITY
• Sam is 60 years old, but is still quite strong. People keep reminding 
him to be careful as he is no longer young. But he loves to work. He 
still goes to play golf, take care of his garden, clean the house in his 
free time, and drink with his friends once in a month. When you see 
him, you will think he is much younger. One day, while cleaning 
garden, he drops his bypass lopper. He bends down to pick it up. 
Suddenly, he is unable to stand back up again. He panics as it is the 
first time he has experienced this. Slowly, he goes inside the house 
and calls the doctor. Dr. Stinson says he should immediately go to the 
hospital. There is something wrong with his back. Sam finally realizes 
he’s not as young as he thinks. He had been saving money for months. 
He wanted to send this care package to his family back in the country. 
He filled it with branded clothes, shoes, chocolates, foreign books, and 
more. He knew his brothers will be more than happy to receive them. 
However, he would not tell them now. He would send the message on 
his brother’s birthday. When the time came, he told his brother to wait 
for the package to arrive and they were all excited. Nobody went out 
of the house. Afternoon came and went. No package pick-up arrived. 
The next day, they waited, too. Still, there was no package. On the 
third day, they called the company. They were all angry with the delay. 
To everyone’s surprise, the company was already closed due to 
bankruptcy.
• POUPAR DINHEIRO PARA OBRAS DE CARIDADE
• Ele estava economizando dinheiro por meses. Ele queria enviar esse 
carinhoso pacote para sua família no interior. Ele encheu com roupas 
de marca, sapatos, chocolates, livros estrangeiros e muito mais. Ele 
sabia que seus irmãos ficariam felizes em recebê-los. No entanto, ele 
não iria dizer-lhes agora. Ele mandaria a mensagem no aniversário de 
seu irmão. Quando chegou a hora, ele disse a seu irmão para esperar o 
pacote chegar e eles estavam todos animados. Ninguém saiu de casa. 
A tarde veio e foi. Nenhum chegou. No dia seguinte, eles também 
esperaram. Ainda assim, não havia pacote. No terceiro dia, eles 
chamaram a empresa. Todos ficaram zangados com o atraso. Para 
surpresa de todos, a empresa já estava fechada devido à falência.
	Texto 53. Saving money for charity