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blind: go ~ [blaInd] erblinden

cure [kjUE] Heilmittel

magic spectacles Zauberbrille

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rubbish collector Müllmann/-frau

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steel-rimmed mit Stahl einge-

[)sti:&l (rImd] fasst; hier: mit

einem Stahlgestell

yacht [jQt] [wg. Aussprache]

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Visual advantage: special

spectacles offer a clear view

T

here once was a businessman —

let’s call him Thomas — and a very

successful businessman he was,

too. He had lots of money in the bank

and he was always surrounded by beau-

tiful people. A Rolls-Royce stood in his

garage and, in St Tropez, his yachtwas

always ready and waiting. Naturally, he

had many charming companions to

help him pass the time.

But one day, something awful hap-

pened — he went blind. He consulted

all the best doctors. They put their

heads together and tried everything

they could think of, but none of them

could find a cure.

Thomas then announced that he

would give a huge amount of money to

Es war einmal ein Geschäftsmann. Der hatte Erfolg und lebte in der Welt der

Reichen und Schönen. Bis eines Tages ein großes Unglück geschah, das ihm

völlig neue Perspektiven eröffnete. Von JAMESSCHOFIELD

anyone who could help him see again.

But, if the cure failed, the person would

have to admit this on the internet and

become a rubbish collector.

Many people offered their services

and Thomas tried the strangest things,

but nothing helped. The town that

Thomas lived in became extremely

clean, but unfortunately, he was not

able to enjoy it. One day, however, a lit-

tle old man with a long beard came to

try his luck.

“I have magic spectaclesof steel, sil-

ver and gold. But only I can put them

on and take them off my customers,”

he said. “The steel ones will let you see

what everybody thinks of you. Would

you like that?”

“But of course,” said Thomas.

“Everybody thinks I’m wonderful!”

“As you wish!” said the little old

man, and he put a pair of steel-rimmed

spectacles on Thomas’s nose.

At first, nothing happened and

Thomas thought there would be anoth-

er rubbish collector in town. But the

next morning, Thomas woke up, and to

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