a boy, trump, the pope, and biden

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Pope Francis, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and a little boy were crossing the Atlantic on an aeroplane when the engines failed. They franticallyFRÉNÉTIQUEMENT looked for and found three parachutes.

Donald Trump grabbedS'EMPARA the first parachute and jumped out of the plane, saying, “The world needs a great person like me!”

Joe Biden took another and said, “I need to help make choices for our world,” before jumping out as wellÀ SON TOUR.

At that point, only the Pope and the little boy remained on the planePOUR LES TRANSPORTS EN COMMUN, ON DIT 'ON', PAS 'IN'.

The Pope said, “Take the last parachute, my son. I am an old man and will die soon anyway.”

The boy smiled and replied, “ActuallyEN FAIT, there are two left. Donald Trump took my knapsackSAC À DOS.”

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Vocabulary

parachute: Device to slow down a fall through the air.

frantically: In a wild or desperate way.

knapsack: Small bag carried on the back.

They searched franticallyFRÉNÉTIQUEMENT for a parachute.

Trump grabbedS'EMPARE the first one he saw.

The little boy’s knapsackSAC À DOS was mistaken for one.

Grammar

The joke uses past simple to narrate events and direct speech for the dialogue.

Past simple: They looked, he jumped, she said — used for completed actions in the past.

Direct speech: Actual spoken words appear inside inverted commas.

Synonyms & Alternatives

grabbed: seized, snatched

frantically: desperately, wildly

knapsack: rucksack, backpack

Mini Dialogue

Boy: Father, aren’t you going to take it?

Pope: No, my son. My time is near.

Boy: It’s fine—there are two left.

Pope: Two? How could that be?

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