FINISH THE STORY

1 The Journalist
He heard the rumours that the government party had murdered half the people in the town of
Pernamsuera, a little town half hidden in the jungle. It seems it had happened a week ago. A good
story, he thought. So he went there it took 36 hours by train and canoe. When he arrived he found
the whole town asleep, not dead. It was siesta time, even the dogs and the flies were asleep. Nothing
had happened in Pernamsuera at all. He cabled his journalist friends and told them about this terrible
massacre. Come at once- bring a TV crew and photographers. Two days later they arrived. He was fast
asleep in a hammock under a banana tree.
2 Find-a-Love
Once upon a time, Find-a-Love, a computer dating organization, did a big advertising campaign. Diane
and Terry were students and good friends they filled out their forms at the same time. As they
answered the questions, they discovered they were both looking for the same kind of man. Terry didnt
take it seriously as she was going out with a rather interesting guy at the time. His name was Joe. Diane,
on the other hand, hadnt been out with anyone in months. Several weeks later, Diane and Terry each
received a list of five names from Find-a-Love. Diane was rather surprised to find Joes name on the list.
Aha, she thought. So he sent in a form too. She had heard a lot about Joe but she wasnt sure he
knew about her. She wondered what to do.