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Mike had a small fruit stand(货摊), but it was not
o 1 in 2020. People had to stay away from each other.
Mike loved telling jokes(笑话), so his mum
a 2 him to have a joke stand. Mike liked that plan. He
s 3 up a table and chairs in the garden.
Each morning and afternoon, for an hour, he
w 4. When someone came by, Mike
t 5 them a few jokes—for free. “I want people to save their
m 6,” he said, “to use it for things they need.”
Many
v 7 shared jokes with him too. He learned a lot of new jokes that way.
Mike said, “Of all the things, the
b 8 one about the stand is the people.” He could meet with his friends in a
s 9 way, and he made more friends too. “People are lonely,” he said. “Jokes can make sad people
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