Arm Wrestling
by Glen Carnie

Well, let me tell you where I have been hiding for the last month. I took a week off school before everybody else, so I could get some money for Christmas, which helped me a lot. At work you really are supposed to work 80 hours for two weeks, but little Bob and I did 80 hours in five days, and the rest of the week we were on time and a half, for those two weeks we had 136 hours. I think I had the best time I ever had because it was fun. We always were laughing all the time.

There is a guy at work named Jeff, and he and I get along great. One day we were fooling around and he said, "Let's arm wrestle". There wasn't any way I could win, so as I was losing, I decked him with my opposite fist. He was stunned so I threw his arm down, and the littlest guy in the whole warehouse won. But, as for Jeff he had a black eye, and intends to get revenge.

Background Information

Talk about Christmas, how it can be a strain on the wallet and how some people have to get extra work over the holidays. Has the true meaning of Christmas been lost because of this? Also talk about the world of work. Do many people enjoy their jobs and have fun with the people they work with?

Questions

1. Where has Glen been hiding for the last month?

2. Split the compound word everybody into two words.

3. What does time and a half mean?

4. Why was this the best time Glen ever had?

5. Why do you think Bob was called "Little Bob"?

6. Why do you think Glen had no chance to beat Jeff?

7. What kind of contest did they have?

8. How did Glen win the contest?

9. What does the word revenge mean?

10. Which fist did Glen use to hit Jeff?

11. What's another way to say littlest?