Comprehension: Mac

My friend told me that I needed Mac.

          “Your business is going really well,” he told me and you need some help. So within a few weeks, Mac arrived and started work with me in my tiny office. Soon I discovered that I really needed him. In fact, we needed each other. Without me, Mac didn’t have a job and without him, I couldn’t do my job properly. With him around, I became free to do my job properly.

          Then I had a bad day. My son had a temperature and a sore throat. I had to nurse him throughout the night. I was tired and irritable. At the office, I asked Mac for information about a new customer and he gave me the wrong one. I was angry. I began to shout. In my anger, I picked up a brass letter holder from my desk. It was in the shape of a crocodile and quite heavy. I took it by the tail and by accident, I hit Mac with it. Mac gave a brief strange noise and went totally silent. I ran to get help.