Tightrope Walker:
There was a tightrope walker, who didincredible aerial feats. All over Paris, he would do tightrope acts attremendously scary heights. Then he had succeeding acts; he would do itblindfolded, then he would go across the tightrope, blindfolded, pushing awheelbarrow. An American promoter read about this in the papers and wrote aletter to the tightrope walker, saying, Tightrope, I dont believe you can doit, but Im willing to make you an offer. For a very substantial sum of money,besides all your transportation fees, I would like to challenge you to do youract over Niagara Falls.
Now, Tightrope wrote back, Sir,although Ive never been to America and seen the Falls, Id love to come.
Well, after a lot of promotion and setting thewhole thing up, many people came to see the event. Tightrope was to start onthe Canadian side and come to the American side. Drums roll, and he comesacross the rope which is suspended over the treacherous part of thefalls-blindfolded!! And he makes it across easily. The crowds go wild, and hecomes to the promoter and says, Well, Mr. Promoter, now do you believe I cando it?
Well of course I do. I mean, I just saw youdo it.
No, said Tightrope, do you really believe Ican do it?
Well of course I do, you just did it.
No, no, no, said Tightrope, do you believeI can do it?
Yes,said Mr. Promoter, I believe you can do it.
Good, said Tightrope, then you get in thewheelbarrow.
There was a tightrope walker, who didincredible aerial feats. All over Paris, he would do tightrope acts attremendously scary heights. Then he had succeeding acts; he would do itblindfolded, then he would go across the tightrope, blindfolded, pushing awheelbarrow. An American promoter read about this in the papers and wrote aletter to the tightrope walker, saying, Tightrope, I dont believe you can doit, but Im willing to make you an offer. For a very substantial sum of money,besides all your transportation fees, I would like to challenge you to do youract over Niagara Falls.
Now, Tightrope wrote back, Sir,although Ive never been to America and seen the Falls, Id love to come.
Well, after a lot of promotion and setting thewhole thing up, many people came to see the event. Tightrope was to start onthe Canadian side and come to the American side. Drums roll, and he comesacross the rope which is suspended over the treacherous part of thefalls-blindfolded!! And he makes it across easily. The crowds go wild, and hecomes to the promoter and says, Well, Mr. Promoter, now do you believe I cando it?
Well of course I do. I mean, I just saw youdo it.
No, said Tightrope, do you really believe Ican do it?
Well of course I do, you just did it.
No, no, no, said Tightrope, do you believeI can do it?
Yes,said Mr. Promoter, I believe you can do it.
Good, said Tightrope, then you get in thewheelbarrow.