Luigi walks to work 20 blocks everyday and passes a shoe store twice every day. Each
day he stops and looks in the window to admire the Armani leather shoes. He wants
those shoes so much that it’s all he can think about. After about 2 months he saves
the price of the shoes, $300, and purchases them. Every Friday night the Italian
community holds a dance in the church basement. Luigi seizes this opportunity to
wear his new Armani leather shoes for the first time.
He asks Sophia to dance and as they dance he asks her, “Sophia, do you wear red
tonight?” Startled, Sophia replies, “Yes, Luigi , I do wear red tonight, but how do you
know?” Luigi answers, “I see the reflection in my new $300 Armani leather shoes. How do you like them?”
Next he asks Rosa to dance, and after a few minutes he asks, “Rosa , do you wear
white tonight?” Rosa answers, “Yes, Luigi , I do, but how do you know that?” He replies,
“I see the reflection in my new $300 Armani leather shoes. How do you like them?”
Now as the evening is almost over and the last song is being played, Luigi asks
Carmela to dance. Midway through the dance his face turns red. He states, “Carmela,
be stilla my heart. Please, please tell me you wear no tonight. Please, please, tella me
this true!” Carmela smiles coyly and answers, “Yes Luigi , I wear no tonight…”
Luigi gasps, “Thanka Goda!!! I thought I had a CRACK in my $300 Armani leather
shoes…!”
