ກະແຈ
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ພໍກັບຮອດຢ້າວເຖິງເຮືອນໃນຕອນຄ່ຳມືດປືດຕາ, ທ່ານເຕີ່ນ ພົບວ່າເຮືອນໄດ້ປິດໃສ່ກະແຈຄັກແນ່. ຫລັງຈາກໃຊ້ຄວາມພະຍາຍາມເຂົ້າທາງປ່ອງຢ້ຽມຫລາຍປ່ອງຢູ່ຊັ້ນລຸ່ມ ແຕ່ບໍ່ໄດ້ຜົນ, ໃນທີ່ສຸດ ລາວເລີຍປີນຂຶ້ນຫລັງຄາບ່ອນມ້ຽນລົດທັງຍາກທັງຊາ ແລ້ວກໍຜ່ານປ່ອງຢ້ຽມຊັ້ນສອງເຂົ້າໄປໃນເຮືອນ. ຢູ່ເທິງໂຕະຫ້ອງອາຫານ, ເຂົາເຫັນເຈ້ຍແຜ່ນນ້ອຍທີ່ເມຍຂອງເຂົາຂຽນບອກວ່າ ” ຂ້ອຍອອກໄປນອກ, ກະແຈຫັ້ນໃຫ້ເຈົ້າຊອກໄດ້ເອົາຢູ່ພື້ນຜ້າເຊັດຕີນໜ້າປະຕູເຂົ້າເຮືອນຫັ້ນເນີ “.
THE KEY
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Arriving home on evening. Mr. Tern found the house locked up. After trying to get in at the various windows on the ground floor but in vain, he finally climbed upon the shed-roof with much difficulty, entered through a second-story window. On the dining room table. he found a note from his wife: “I have gone out. You’ll find the key under the door mat!”.