The Train Journey
Tom Smith was a nice young man he wanted a job but he couldn't find one many people wanted to work and there weren't many jobs Tom felt sad because he never had money for clothes or the cinema when he was younger Tom wanted to be a footballer he was good at football and at tennis too he was good at every sport but there were other better players now Tom had a new idea he thought perhaps I can find a job in a sports shop I'll be happy then and I'll have money but it was only an idea it never happened
he tried hard to find a job he looked in the newspapers every day and he wrote letters for jobs a lot of letters but he never found a job one day he saw something in the newspaper about a fair in the park near his house that will be interesting he thought it's next Saturday I think I'll go yes I'll go I'm not doing anything this weekend and it won't cost much on Saturday Tom walked to the park and bought a ticket for the fair it was a warm summer day the sky was blue and the park was very pretty there were a lot of flowers blue
yellow and red Tom felt happy when he saw them the fair was good too there were a lot of people there and many different games tom played some games he won a box of fruit and a book about sport then he bought an ice cream because he was hot and thirsty I'm having a good day he thought he sat down and ate his ice cream now what shall I do next suddenly he saw in large letters Madame Zelda knows the future do you want to know about your future come in and talk to Madame Zelda Tom Smith thought very
hard shall I go in he thought why not I'm not afraid of the future perhaps it will be interesting yes I'll go in and have a conversation with Madame Zelda so he went in it was very dark inide an old woman with gray hair and a kind face smiled at Tom hello young man she said sit down and I will tell you about your future Tom sat down the old woman looked at some cards on the table
take three cards she said Tom took took the cards and gave them to her the woman looked at the cards for a long time then she spoke she didn't smile
now listen she said I have to tell you something very important do not go anywhere next Friday make a journey next Friday and you will will never arrive something will happen on the way don't forget now I can tell you nothing more be careful young man Tom left the sun was very hot on his face he had no more money and he wanted to go home I'm not afraid he thought I don't go on Journeys I won't go anywhere next Friday every day is the same to me I haven't got a job so I don't go anywhere but on
Thursday Tom had a letter it was an answer to one of his letters there was a job in a town 30 kilomet away it was in a sport shop the boss wanted to meet Tom the next day Tom felt very happy I'll have to take a train there he thought I can't walk 30 kilm suddenly he remembered the old woman at the fair and he felt afraid do not go anywhere next Friday she told him but what can I do Tom thought sadly I can't lose this job it's too important to me I'll have to take the train tomorrow and what can an old woman know
about the future nothing but he wasn't very happy about it and he didn't sleep well that night the next day was Friday and Tom went to the he bought a ticket at the ticket office the train arrived and he climbed on it an old man sat down next to Tom his face was intelligent under his white hair he had a bad leg and Tom felt sorry for him the train left the station and went through the country a waiter came came round with some food and the old man bought a sandwich then he smiled at Tom and said are you thirsty I've got some tea with me would
you like some he took out a cup and gave Tom some tea he's a kind man Tom thought I really like him he smiled at the old man and said than thank you I'm Tom Smith are you going a long way but the old man couldn't answer suddenly there was a very loud noise and the train stopped what was wrong the people on the train were afraid they all looked out of the windows but they couldn't see anything don't be afraid Tom told his new friend friend I'll go and see perhaps it's an accident stay here and
you'll be okay the old man smiled thank you my young friend he said I will stay here my old legs are very weak Tom found the guard what's wrong he asked him why did we stop the the guard looked at Tom unhappily there's a large tree in front of the train he said we'll have to move it but
we can't do it quickly so this is the end of the journey for you you'll have to get off the train and walk walk where Tom asked the guard looked at a map there's a village near here you can go there and
and perhaps find a restaurant or a cafe I have to stay here with the train I'm very sorry about your journey but you'll get your money back Tom thought the money isn't important I really wanted that job and he felt very sad Tom didn't say anything about the job to the old man he helped his friend off the train and carried his case to the Village thank you very much the old man said to Tom I know that my case is heavy there's a computer in it and there are a lot of papers Tom smiled it's all right he
said but inside he was very sad I was stupid he thought I didn't listen to the old woman but she was right I won't get that job now the old man saw Tom's sad face and asked him what's wrong my young friend so Tom told him the story about the job in the sport shop then a strange thing happened the old man smiled and then he laughed why did he laugh Tom didn't know and he felt a little angry the old man was his friend but this was a bad day for Tom it wasn't funny Tom couldn't speak or
smile the old man saw this and he stopped laughing then he said listen to me Tom and don't be sad I'm a rich man I've got a lot of shops in different towns and they're all sports shops I want an intelligent young man to work in my new shop it's also my biggest shop will you work for me I think I know you now you were very kind to me on the train you're the right person person for the job what's your answer this is wonderful Tom said with a happy smile this is the best day of my life
not the worst
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