История на английском языке. Готовьтесь. Спешу сразу же успокоить - текст лёгкий, думаю, что связано с тем, что писал очень хороший русский американец. Так что вперёд, темболее история реально короткая и интересная.
My grandparents grew up and lived in communist Russia, and immigrated to Canada in the 1960's. Through the years I've compiled stories that they've told me of growing up in Russia...here's the first one, told by my grandfather. If you guys end up liking this one, I have many, many more!
"When I was growing up, at around 17, I was a pretty lanky guy. Lanky, but strong. My legs especially. My legs were so strong my friends called me 'The Gladiator'- it was like they were made of steel, you know? So one day my group of friends and I were challenged by another group from our school. They said they had heard how strong I was and asked if my legs really were as strong as steel. I said yes. So, they offered for us to test it out, and I agreed. I went inside to my house and brought out a knife, and told my friends "On the count of 3, throw this knife at my leg, and I promise it will bounce off!"... and you know what? They threw the knife, and it didn't bounce off. It kind of stuck a little bit, but I managed to pull it out before they noticed. From then on, everyone knew I was made of steel. Really helped with the ladies"
"Grandpa, what if they had... you know... missed, and hit a, uh... vital organ?"
*look of terror*..."You know in 65 years I've never thought about that. It was probably a bad idea"
Grandpa wanted to prove that his legs were strong, so had his friends chuck a knife at him.
