Four boys were at the same school.
Four
boys
were
at
the
same
school
.
They were good friends, so they often studied and played together.
They
were
good
friends
,
so
they
often
studied
and
played
together
.
They went to school every day by taxi.
They
went
to
school
every
day
by
taxi
.
One day one of the boys said, "There is a test this morning.
One
day
one
of
the
boys
said
,
``
There
is
a
test
this
morning
.
Let's go to school late.
Let
's
go
to
school
late
.
Then we won't have to take the test."
Then
we
wo
n't
have
to
take
the
test
.
''
"What can we tell the teacher?"
``
What
can
we
tell
the
teacher
?
''
One of the boys said.
One
of
the
boys
said
.
"He'll be angry.
``
He
'll
be
angry
.
We'll need a good excuse."
We
'll
need
a
good
excuse
.
''
The boys thought for several moments, then one of them said, "Let's tell him that our taxi had a flat tire."
The
boys
thought
for
several
moments
,
then
one
of
them
said
,
``
Let
's
tell
him
that
our
taxi
had
a
flat
tire
.
''
"That's a good idea," the other boys said.
``
That
's
a
good
idea
,
''
the
other
boys
said
.
"We'll tell him that."
``
We
'll
tell
him
that
.
''
They arrived at school an hour later.
They
arrived
at
school
an
hour
later
.
The test was finished.
The
test
was
finished
.
"Why are you late?"
``
Why
are
you
late
?
''
the teacher asked, "You miss the test."
the
teacher
asked
,
``
You
miss
the
test
.
''
"Our taxi had a flat tire," one of the boys said.
``
Our
taxi
had
a
flat
tire
,
''
one
of
the
boys
said
.
The teacher thought for a moment, then he said, "Sit down, one of you in each corner of the room."
The
teacher
thought
for
a
moment
,
then
he
said
,
``
Sit
down
,
one
of
you
in
each
corner
of
the
room
.
''
The four boys did this.
The
four
boys
did
this
.
Then the teacher said, "Write the answer to this question on a piece of paper: Which tire was flat?"
Then
the
teacher
said
,
``
Write
the
answer
to
this
question
on
a
piece
of
paper
:
Which
tire
was
flat
?
''
Four boys were at the same school. They were good friends, so they often studied and played together. They went to school every day by taxi.  One day one of the boys said, "There is a test this morning. Let's go to school late. Then we won't have to take the test." "What can we tell the teacher?" One of the boys said. "He'll be angry. We'll need a good excuse."  The boys thought for several moments, then one of them said, "Let's tell him that our taxi had a flat tire." "That's a good idea," the other boys said. "We'll tell him that."  They arrived at school an hour later. The test was finished.  "Why are you late?" the teacher asked, "You miss the test." "Our taxi had a flat tire," one of the boys said.  The teacher thought for a moment, then he said, "Sit down, one of you in each corner of the room." The four boys did this. Then the teacher said, "Write the answer to this question on a piece of paper: Which tire was flat?"