The Story of Uncle Theo Uncle Theo, my favourite uncle, is a quiet, gentle, absent minded man.0:05
Once he wanted to get a job at a university.0:15
It was a very good post and there were a lot of candidates.0:18
As a result of the interview, only Uncle Theo and his friend Adams were left.0:22
The committee didn't know which of the two to choose and asked each candidate to give a lecture.0:28
Uncle Theo didn't leave his room for three days.0:35
He wrote his lecture and memorised it.0:39
Adams, who was his roommate, didn't seem to prepare for his lecture at all.0:42
He spent his time mainly in bars.0:47
The day of the lecture came.0:50
Theo and Adams took their place on the stage.0:52
Then Theo discovered with horror that the papers of his lecture had disappeared.0:56
Great was his surprise and despair when he saw Adams take the stolen speech out of his pocket.1:02
Adams read it brilliantly.1:09
When Theo's turn came, he could do nothing but repeat the same lecture word for word in a low, dull voice.1:12
There was hardly any applause when he sat down.1:20
When the committee chose Uncle Theo, everybody was greatly surprised.1:24
The Dean explained we were impressed by Mr. Adams, but Mr. Hobdell has such an excellent memory as he repeated the lecture word for word.1:29
A fine memory is necessary for this job.1:40
Later in the evening, the Dean came up to Uncle Theo, shook his hand and said, congratulations.1:44
But my dear fellow, be careful while choosing friends and don't leave important papers lying about in future.1:53
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