【美国故事】猪就是猪 (6/7)

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Traffic Departmen
Guinea
Flannery
Mister MorehouseThe president then told the head of the Traffic Department that Guinea pigs are not pigs, then it must be charged only 25 cents as domestic pets. The Traffic Department informed agent Flannery that he should take the 160 Guinea pigs to Mister Morehouse and collect 25 cents for each of them. Agent Flannery wired back "I've 800 now. Shall I collect for 800 or what? How about the 64 dollars I paid for cabbages to feed them?" Many letters went back and forth, Flannery was crowded into a few feet at the extreme front of the office. The Guinea pigs had all the rest of the room.
Time kept moving on as the letters continued to go back and forth. Flannery now had 4064 Guinea pigs. He was beginning to lose control of himself. Then, he got a telegram from the company that said error in Guinea pig bill collect for two Guinea pigs, 50 cents. Flannery ran all the way to Mister Morehouse's home. But Mister Morehouse had moved. Flannery searched for him in town, but without success. He returned to the express office and found that 206 Guinea pigs had entered the world since he left the office.