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Little Johnny attended a horse auctionVENTE AUX ENCHÈRES with his father.
He watched as his father moved from horse to horse, running his hands up and down the horse’s legs and rumpCROUPE, and chest.
After a few minutes, Johnny asked, “Dad, why are you doing that?”
His father replied, “Because when I’m buying horses, I have to make sure that they are healthy and in good shapeEN PLEINE FORME before I buy.”
Johnny, looking worried, said, “Dad, I think the postmanFACTEUR wants to buy Mum.”
Vocabulary
Rump: the hindquarters or rear part of an animal.
In good shape: physically fit and healthy.
The father checks the horse’s rumpCROUPE.
He wants the horses to be in good shapeEN PLEINE FORME.
Grammar
The joke mainly uses past simple to narrate events and direct speech, with a mix of present continuous for ongoing actions and present simple in reported explanations.
Past simple: Little Johnny attended a horse auction with his father.
Present continuous: He is running his hands up and down the horse’s legs.
Reported / direct speech: “Dad, why are you doing that?”
Synonyms & Alternatives
Rump: hindquarters, rear.
In good shape: fit, sound.
Mini Dialogue
Tommy: Why are you feeling the dog’s legs and back like that?
Father: Because when I’m buying dogs, I have to make sure they are healthy and in good shapeEN PLEINE FORME before I buy.
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