A Pain in the Neck

A Pain in the NeckFor many years Eric Hong worked on a farm,but then an uncle died and left him his business in the city．Eric left the farm and went to work in the city．For the first time in his life he dressed like a businessman．His uncle had been about the same size,so he wore his clothes． But city life was not good for Eric,because after a few days he began to get very bad pains in his neck．He had never had pains in his neck before,and he was quite worried． Each day the pains got worse．Finally he went to a doctor． He undressed and the doctor exam ined him ．When the examination was over,the doctor told him to sit down． “I've got very bad news for you,”he said．“You've got six months to live．Have a good time．Enjoy yourself while you can．” Eric took the doctor's advice．He sold his uncle's business and decided to travel around the world．But first he had to buy himself some nice clothes,He went to the most expensive tailor in the city． “I'd like a dozen of your best shirts,”he said． “Certainly,sir,I'll take your measurement．”The tailor measured Eric and wrote down the measurements． Eric saw that he had written down a size 16neck． “You're made a mistake,”he told him．“My neck size is 14．All my shirts are size 14．” “No,sir,”the tailor said．“You may be wearing a size 14,but your neck is a size 16．And if you continue to wear a size 14,sooner or later you'll get bad pain in your neck．”