There once was a very rich man who wanted to take his wealth with him when he died. He prayed and prayed until the Lord gave in, but on one condition – he could only take one suitcase of his wealth.
The rich man began to worry, "What kind of currency should I take – the dollar, the pound, the euro, the yen?" He finally decided to turn everything into gold bullion.
The day came when God called him home. St. Peter told him that he couldn’t bring in his suitcase with him. The man explained that he had an agreement with God.
"That’s unusual," St. Peter said. "Mind if I take a look?"
The man opened his suitcase to reveal the shining gold bullion.
"Why in heaven would you bring pavement?" St. Peter exclaimed
—v. (past and past part. Found) 1 a discover or get by chance or effort (found a key). B become aware of.
- a obtain, succeed in obtaining; receive (idea found acceptance). B summon up (found courage).
- seek out and provide or supply (will find you a book; finds his own meals).
- discover by study etc. (find the answer).
- a perceive or experience (find no sense in it). B (often in passive) discover to be present (not found in shakespeare). C discover from experience (finds england too cold).
- law (of a jury, judge, etc.) Decide and declare (found him guilty).
- reach by a natural process (water finds its own level). —n. - discovery of treasure etc.
- valued thing or person newly discovered. all found (of wages) with board and lodging provided free. Find fault see *fault. Find favour prove acceptable. Find one's feet 1 become able to walk.
- develop independence. Find oneself 1 discover that one is (found herself agreeing).
A dog"s sense of smell is one of the keenest in nature. If a pot of stew was cooking on a stove, a human would smell the stew, while the dog could smell the beef, carrots, peas, potatoes, spices, and all the other individual ingredients in the stew.
