post-office worker

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This is a story of a man who worked at the post office A PLACE WHERE LETTERS AND PACKAGES ARE SENT, SORTED, AND DELIVERED . His job was to process all mail items that had illegible addresses ADDRESSES THAT ARE HARD OR IMPOSSIBLE TO READ .

One day a letter came to his desk, addressed, in shaky handwriting WRITING THAT LOOKS UNSTEADY, USUALLY BECAUSE OF OLD AGE OR NERVOUSNESS , to God. He thought, "I better open this one and see what it's all about."

So he opened it and it read: "Dear God, I am an 83-year-old widow A WOMAN WHOSE HUSBAND HAS DIED living on a very small pension MONEY PAID REGULARLY TO SOMEONE WHO IS RETIRED ."

"Yesterday someone stole my purse A SMALL BAG USED TO CARRY MONEY . It had a hundred dollars in it which was all the money I had until my next pension check."

"Next Sunday is Easter A CHRISTIAN HOLIDAY CELEBRATING THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS , and I had invited two of my friends over for dinner. Without that money, I have nothing to buy food with."

"I have no family to turn to, and you are my only hope. Can you please help me?"

The postal worker was touched EMOTIONALLY MOVED OR AFFECTED , and went around showing the letter to all the others. Each of them dug into his wallet LOOKED FOR MONEY IN HIS WALLET and came up with a few dollars.

By the time he made the rounds WENT AROUND TO TALK TO SEVERAL PEOPLE ONE BY ONE , he had collected 96 dollars, which they put into an envelope and sent over to her.

The rest of the day, all the workers felt a warm glow HAPPINESS AND SATISFACTION thinking of the nice thing they had done.

Easter came and went, and a few days later came another letter from the old lady to God. All the workers gathered around while the letter was opened.

It read: "Dear God, How can I ever thank you enough for what you did for me?"

"Because of your generosity BEING KIND AND GIVING , I was able to fix PREPARE ↔ COOK a lovely dinner for my friends. We had a very nice day, and I told my friends of your wonderful gift."

" By the way INTRODUCES ADDITIONAL POINT CASUALLY , there was 4 dollars missing. It was no doubt those thieving bastards RUDE WAY TO SAY 'DISHONEST PEOPLE' at the post office."

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🔍 Vocabulary

In this joke, let’s look at these: pension, touched, and generosity. A pension is money paid regularly after retirement. If you’re touched, you feel moved emotionally, usually by kindness. Generosity means the quality of giving freely and kindly.

• She receives a pension every month from her old job.
• He was touched by their kind gesture.
• Her generosity surprised everyone at the fundraiser.

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📘 Grammar

This joke uses the past simple to narrate events clearly. It also uses direct speech to give voice to the characters and make the story feel real. The past simple is the main tense used in storytelling for actions that are finished.

• She wrote a letter to her friend.
• They gathered around the table.
• He said, “I’ll help you.”

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🔄 Synonyms & Alternatives

Pension: retirement fund, annuity
Touched: moved, affected, emotional
Generosity: kindness, giving nature, open-handedness

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💬 Mini Dialogue

Helen: That man just gave me his seat on the bus.
Greg: Touched, are we?
Helen: Yes. It’s either generosity... or he thinks I qualify for a pension.

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