015. Everybody is Busy

A woman, employed as a telemarketer, was making phone calls to differenthouseholds.A little boy answered and whispered, “Hello”. The woman asked if hismother was there. The little boy whispered[插圖], “Yes”. The woman asked ifshe could speak with her. The little boy whispered, “No, she's busy.” Thewoman asked if his father was there. The little boy whispered, “Yes”. Thewoman asked if she could speak with him. The little boy whispered, “No,he's busy too.”The woman asked if anyone else was there and the littleboy whispered, “Yes, the fire department is here”. The woman said,“May I speak with one of them? ” The little boy whispered, “No, they'reall busy.”The woman asked if anyone else was there, the little boy whispered, “Yes,the police department”. The woman said, “May I speak with one of them?” The little boy whispered, “No, they're all busy too.”The woman said, “May I ask what they're all doing? ”The little boywhispered, “They're all looking for me.”