Confessing to the Priest
Disclaimer: this one is dark humour, set in the Holocaust.
A man went to the Priest for confession.
"Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. During the Second World War, I hid a Jewish man in my attic."
"Well," replied the priest, "that is not a sin."
"But I made him pay for every week he stayed."
The priest replied, "That was not right, but you did it for a good cause."
The man exclaimed, "Oh, thank you; that eases my mind. I have one more question."
"What is it son?" The priest asked.
The man whispered “Tenho de lhe dizer que a guerra acabou?Do I have to tell him that the war is over?”
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Um homem foi ter com o padre para se confessar."Perdoa-me Senhor, porque eu pequei. Durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, escondi um homem judeu no meu sótão. ""Bem", respondeu o padre, "Isso não é um pecado.""Mas eu fi-lo pagar por cada semana que ficou."O padre respondeu: "Isso não foi correto, mas fê-lo por uma boa causa."O homem exclamou: "Oh, obrigado; isso alivia-me a consciência. Tenho mais uma pergunta.""O que é, filho?" perguntou o padre.O homem sussurrou “Tenho de lhe dizer que a guerra acabou?”A man went to the Priest for confession.
"Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. During the Second World War, I hid a Jewish man in my attic.""Well," replied the priest, "that is not a sin."
"But I made him pay for every week he stayed."The priest replied, "That was not right, but you did it for a good cause."
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The same story, taken further, for DailyNata Plus members. This one works on direct object pronouns.
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