Jonathan Swift and his Servant.

Jonathan Swift, the famous English writer, once went into the country with his servant. In the morning when he wanted to put on his boots, he saw that they were not clean.

“How is this, Tom?” said Swift when he saw them. “Why haven’t you cleaned my boots?”

“You see,” said Tom “It’s very dirty out today. If you go out, your boots again will be dirty, so I didn’t clean them.”

Swift thought a little and said, “All right, Tom. Go and get ready, we’ll go out in a minute or two.”

“But,” cried Tom, “I haven’t had my breakfast. I am hungry.”

“I know,” said Swift, “but if you have your breakfast you will again be hungry in a few hours, so today you will have no breakfast.”

I. Right and wrong statements. True or False

1. Once J. S. went to London with his servant.

2. In the morning when he looked at his boots he saw they were not clean.

3. He asked the servant why he hadn’t cleaned his boots.

4. The servant said that the boots were clean.

5. They didn’t have breakfast in the morning.

6. J. S. was very hungry.

7. J. S. had breakfast with the servant.

8. J. S. gave a lesson to his servant.​