Casey had decided on a holiday with a difference. No seaside this year, no holiday park, no caravan. No, this year he would go abroad. Somewhere in Europe. France? Yes, France.
´But surely you´ll have terrible trouble with the language,´ suggested Kelly.
´Not at all,´ said Casey. ´Sure I´ve studied French for over two weeks and I have it off to a T.´
´Well, give me an example,´ pressed Kelly, totally unconvinced.
´Well,´ explained Casey, ´supposing I was lost in France and I was hungry. I would go to a farmhouse and say to the farmer: Pardonnez moi monsieur, avez-vous un oeuf? and he´d give me an egg.´
´That´s all very well,´ argued Kelly. ´But supposing you want two eggs, what then?´
´Exactly the same,´ sighed Kelly. ´I would say: Avez vous trois oeufs? and he´d give me three and I´d give him one back!´
