BR 2-12: The Clever Woman

"Thank you so much for your help," he says. "Now I can sit down on the sofa and read. And I can relax for the very first time!" Linda McCormack smiles at him as he rides back home to read his book.
(Herbert, 2007, p.24)

This is the last scene of the book. Sean Murphy is a father. He wants to relax at home after his work, but there a lot of noise in his house by his family. He annoys that, and is reccomend to get advice from LInda McCormack by his friend. She advise him bring two chekens into his house, two gooses, and two goats. He confuses that, but does what she tells. However, there happens more noise in his house. He becomes not to be able to endure that, and visits her again. She advises him to return the animals to the hen house, the yard, and out of the house. His house is noisy yet by his family, but he don't omind it. At last, he can relax and read the book.

This is a story of a wit, and we can anticipate from the tittle. I could't come up with the way how to solve the problem as Sean Murphy, because his hous becomes more noisy gradually by her advice. However, she was thinktng it conversely, and solve the problem. I will also imagine worse situation,if I come across bad situations. She is indeedly a clever women. The stories of wittes such this story are like tonchi stories in Japan.

Herbert Puchta,(2007), The Clever Woman, HELBLING LANGUAGES

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