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Frank had just moved to Canada. Like Joe, he was from a non-English speaking country, and, after feeling like a bird in a cage in his home country, Frank wanted to see the world! So he moved to Canada. Frank was a little bit more educated than Joe when it came to Canada; he knew four very important words of the English language: Okay and I don't know. Also, Frank was a little more imaginative. A few days after he had moved to Canada, he had to get a job. But he didn't go wandering down Main Street, hoping someone would hire him. He decided to start a business, based on his occupation at home - he would sell tomatoes!So he started up a tomato stand. After a little while, a customer approached him. "What do you have for me to buy?" he asked. Frank smiled and said politely as he could,
"I don't know." The customer frowned and shook his head firmly.
"No, no, no," he said. "You're supposed to say 'tomatoes.'" Frank nodded and said good-naturedly,
"Okay. Tomatoes!"
A little while later another customer approached Frank. "What do you have for me to buy?" he asked. Frank grinned.
"Tomatoes."
"How much are they?"
"I don't know." The customer shook his head.
"No, no, no. You're supposed to say '25 cents.'"
"Okay," replied Frank. "25 cents!"
Now, a third customer approached Frank. "What do you have for me to buy?" he asked.
"Tomatoes."
"How much are they?"
"25 cents."
"Are they fresh?" Frank frowned.
"I don't know." The customer sighed.
"No, no, no. You're supposed to say 'fresh, fresh, very fresh.'" This sounded good to Frank, so he smiled and said,
"Okay. Fresh, fresh, very fresh!"
Yet a fourth customer arrived at Frank's tomato stand a little while later. "What do you have for me to buy?" she asked. Frank smiled,
"Tomatoes."
"How much are they?"
"25 cents."
"Are they fresh?"
"Fresh, fresh, very fresh!"
"Should I buy them?"
"I don't know." The customer shook her head vigorously.
"No, no, no," she said. "You're supposed to say 'if you don't, somebody else will!'"
"Okay," said Frank. "If you don't somebody else will!"
Now not five minutes after the fourth customer had left, a masked man appeared. "I'm a robber!" he shouted. "What do you have for me to steal?" Frank smiled patiently.
"Tomatoes." The robber saw Frank's cash box.
"How much is in there?" he demanded.
"25 cents," Frank replied. The robber was getting mad.
"Are you being fresh with me, buddy?" Frank grinned.
"Fresh, fresh, very fresh!" The robber suddenly pulled out a gun.
"That is it, boy. I've had enough! I'm going to shoot you." With that same calm smile, Frank said,
"If you don't, somebody else will!"