English Original
A gentleman staying at a hotel left his umbrella in the hall. He had attached a card to the handle, which read: "This umbrella belongs to a gentleman who can lift a hundred pounds. I shall be back in ten minutes."
When he returned, he found not his umbrella, but another card in its place. It said: "This card belongs to a man who can run ten miles an hour. I shall not come back."
中文翻译
一位住在旅馆的绅士将雨伞留在了大厅。他在伞柄上系了一张卡片，上面写着：“此伞属于一位能举起一百磅的绅士。我将在十分钟内回来。”
当他回来时，发现雨伞不见了，取而代之的是另一张卡片。上面写着：“此卡属于一位每小时能跑十英里的人。我不会回来了。”