Violin Lessons « Thread Started on Mar 13, 2009, 12:26am »
"Daddy, can I learn to play the violin?" young Sarah asked her father. She was always asking for things and her father was not very pleased.
ĦĦĦĦ"You cost me a lot of money, Sarah," he said. "First you wanted to learn horse riding, then dancing, then swimming. Now it's the violin.
ĦĦĦĦ"I'll play every day ,Daddy." Sarah said. "I'll try very hard.
ĦĦĦĦ"All right," her father said. "This is what I'll do. I'll pay for you to have lessons for six weeks. At the end of six weeks you must play something for me. If you play well, you can have more lessons. If you play badly, I will stop the lessons."
ĦĦĦĦ"0. K. Daddy," Sarah said. "That is fair.
ĦĦĦĦHe soon found a good violin teacher and Sarah began her lessons. The teacher was very expensive, but her father kept his promise.
ĦĦĦĦThe six weeks passed quickly. The time came for Sarah to play for her father.
ĦĦĦĦShe went to the living room and said, "I'm ready to play for you, Daddy.
ĦĦĦĦ"Fine, Sarah," her father said. "Begin.
ĦĦĦĦShe began to play. She played very badly. She made a terrible noise.
ĦĦĦĦHer father had one of his friends with him, and the friend put his hands over his ears.
ĦĦĦĦWhen Sarah finished, her father said, "Well done, Sarah. You can have more lessons."
ĦĦĦĦSarah ran happily out of the room. Her father's friend turned to him. "You've spent a lot of money, but she still plays very badly. he said.
ĦĦĦĦ"Well, that's true," her father said. "But since she started learning the violin I've been able to buy five apartments in this build very cheaply. In another six weeks I'll own the whole building!"