ARTIFICIAL FRIENDSHIP

   Two robots that were made in the same date worked during the week and walked on the street together on Monday. One of them said:

   -Are you remembering that today is my birthday?

   The other robot answered looking at the floor:

   -Of course.

   The robot continued:

   -Aren’t you going give me a gift?

   And then the other robot stooped down, got a stone and gave it for his friend.

   The robot received the stone but asked another question:

   -What is this?

   The other robot answered:

   -Unwrap it!

   The robot removed himself from his friend, but came back some minutes after and delivered wrapped something for him, saying:

   -I didn’t forget your birthday too.

   The other robot started to unwrap, perceived that it was the same stone and said:

    -You didn’t get to unwrap what I gave you and you unwrapped it still more.

   (Osmar Batista Leal)   

    

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