Paul got off
the elevator on the 40th floor
and nervously knocked on his blind
date’s door. She opened it and
was as beautiful and charming as everyone
had said.
„I’ll be
ready in a few minutes,“ she said. „Why don’t you play
with Rollo
while you’re waiting? He does wonderful tricks. He rolls
over, shakes
hands, sits up, and if you make a hoop with your arms, he’ll
jump
through.“
The dog followed Paul onto the balcony and started
rolling over. Paul
made a hoop with his arms and Rollo jumped through
— and over the
balcony railing. Just then Paul’s date walked out.
„Isn’t Rollo the cutest, happiest dog you’ve ever seen?“
„To tell the the truth,“ he replied, „he seemed a little depressed
to me.“
