Simon said that he would like to help but he couldn’t understand what the people were saying. But James said that if Simon could take money and give change, then it was all quite simple. The oranges would all be packed up ready in paper bags and they were all the same price - forty-five pence. “They give you the money”, said James, “and you give them the oranges. When you give the customers the oranges you say ‘Here you are’ and say ‘Thank you’ and you smile. It’s easy. They might ask you if the oranges are juicy and you say ‘Some are and some aren’t’.”
“But if I say that,” said Simon, “they won’t buy them.”
“If they say ‘I won’t buy them’,” answered James, “you say ‘If you don’t, someone else will’. And then they usually buy the oranges.”
So Simon said that he would help his uncle and that evening he practised what he was going to say. His uncle helped him. He asked the questions and Simon gave the answers. James was pleased with Simon’s efforts. “You see, it’s quite simple,” he said.
The next day Simon got up early and went to the station with the bags of oranges. When a customer came up and asked him now much the oranges were, Simon was ready and said and did everything he had learned. Then another customer came along. This time he wanted to know if the oranges were juicy. Simon remembered what he had to say: “Some are and some aren’t.” When the man said that he wouldn’t buy the oranges, Simon said “If you don’t, someone else will.” And the customer bought the oranges.
And so it went on. The trains came and went and Simon sold oranges to the passengers. He gave the answers in the right order and smiled at the customers, and everything went well. The passengers had bought the oranges and left. There were no trains. It was quiet when a man came up to Simon. He said: “Excuse me, what time is the next train?” But Simon didn’t understand what the man was saying. He smiled and said “Forty-five pence.” The man asked again but still Simon didn’t understand. The man was rather annoyed. “Is everyone else in this town as silly as you?” Simon didn’t understand so he said what he had learned. “Some are and some aren’t,” and he smiled. The man thought he was laughing at him. “Don’t laugh at me - or I’ll hit you with my umbrella. Understand?” But Simon didn’t understand and continued: “If you don’t, someone else will.” And the man was so annoyed he hit Simon with his umbrella. Simon started to run and the man ran after him. And all the time, Simon was repeating what he had been taught to say. And that’s the end of the story.
7. THE STORY OF THE GOLDEN JEWEL BOX PART I
This is a story about a young man called Sam who left home to go and look for a job. He said goodbye to his parents and set off. He hadn’t gone very far before he heard his father’s voice behind him, calling his name. His father wanted to give him something - a little golden jewel box. “You mustn’t open the box. It’s for use only in an emergency. You mustn’t open the box unless you’re in serious trouble - very serious trouble,” he said. “You mustn’t open the box unless your life is in danger.” So Sam promised to remember that and thanked his father and said goodbye again. He walked a long way. At night time he came to the King’s Palace. Sam knocked at the door and asked if they wanted any work done. “I’m looking for a job.” he said. “You’d better come in.” said the person at the door. Sam went inside - and then the King’s daughter came into the room. “Oh what a beautiful girl!” thought Sam. “Oh what a handsome young man!” thought the princess - and they fell in love. Then the King came in and asked Sam what he could do. “I can do anything,” he replied. “Good,” said the King, “I’ve got a job for you.” And he told Sam what he wanted. “By eight o’clock in the morning, I want a lake in front of the house - with a big ship sailing on it and I want the guns on the ship to fire a royal salute - and I want the last shot to break the leg of my daughter’s bed. It’s very important. My daughter always gets up late in the morning and this will wake her up. You can do it, can’t you?”
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