392. HOW MUCH DADDY?

One day a little boy was anxiously waiting for his father to get home from work.
As soon as the father arrived, the little boy ran to his father and asked him:
“Daddy, how much do you earn per hour at work?”

His father looked at him and said: “Look son, your mother doesn´t even know that.
Now go off and don´t bother me with silly questions. I´m a little tired”.
But, the little boy insisted: “Daddy, it´s just a simple question and I´m curious.
How much do you earn per hour?”

In the end, his father told his son that he earned 20€ per hour.
Then his son asked him: Could you lend me 10€?”
On hearing the question, the father got angry and said: “So, that´s why you want to know how much I earn!
“Go to bed and don´t bother me anymore”.

Later on, the father felt bad talking to his son in that way.
Perhaps his son just wanted the money to buy something!
So, he went to his son´s room and gave him the 10€. "I´m sorry for getting angry".
“Thanks daddy. His son was so happy.

Then his son took out another 10€ bill from under his pillow and said: “Now that I finally have 20€, could l buy an hour of your time?”

The father was dumbfounded. He also felt guilty because he hardly spent time with his son, and often  wasted his time doing other unimportant things.

The father then realized that his son was in fact the most important thing in his life. 

Vocabulary

Little = pequeño

Make  = ganar

get home = llegar a casa

little tired  = un poco cansado

how much  = cuanto

even  = ni siquiera

go off  = vete

bother  = me molestes

silly  = tontas

in the end  = al final

could = podrias

lend  = prestarme

got angry  = se enfadó

so  = así que

that´s why  = por eso

bother  = molestes

anymore  = mas

later on  = mas tarde

felt bad  = se sentió mal

way  = manera

just  = solamente

so  = asi que

getting angry  = enfadarme

took out  = sacó

bill  = billete

pillow  = almohada

finally  = al final

dumbfounded  = se quedó de piedra

felt so guilty  = se sentia tan culpable

hardly  = apenas

wasted  = perdia

realized  = se dio cuenta

in fact  = en realidad

Gramatica:

El verbo "MAKE" significa hacer y tambien ganar dinero

- I´m going to make a cake  = Voy a hacer una tarta

- I don´t make a lot of money  =  No gano mucho dinero

El verbo "EARN" tambien se usa para ganar dinero

-Some people earn a lot of money  = Algunas personas ganan mucho dinero

El adjetivo "LITTLE" significa pequeño y poco

-The little boy was crying = El niño pequeño estaba llorando

- I have little time to study = Tengo poco tiempo para estudiar

- I´m a little hungry  = Tengo un poco de hambre

- Roxette canta : Spending my time 

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