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TheIntimateCoupleTheIntimateCoupleThereoncewasatopandasmallballinabigtoybox.Thetopsaidtotheball.〃Wearelivinginthissmallboxtogethersowhydon,tyoumarryme”Buttheballwithabeautifulleatherjacketignoredhisproposal.Thenextdaytheownershowedup.Hepaintedthetopwithredandyellowcolorsanddroveanironnailintoit.Nowitlooksperfect!,zTheownerspunthetoproundandround.Whenthetopspunhelookedverynice.“Lookatme!IlookgreathuhNowwouldyoumarryme〃Thetopaskedtheballagain.〃Wewillbeagreatcouple.YoucanjumpupanddownandIcandance.〃Buttheballwiththegreatleatherjacketignoredhimagain.〃Iamwearingawonderfulandelegantleatherjacket.Thereisnocomparisonbetweenyouandme.〃Theballwasstillcold.Thetopbeggedhertomarryhim.Butthemasterlovesmeverymuch.Pleasemarryme.〃“Noway.Iamengagedtoaswallow.WheneverIjumpupintheairheasksmetomarryhimandIsayyes.〃“ReallyWellthenthereisnothingIcandoaboutit.〃Thetopwasverydisappointed.Thenextdaytheownerbroughttheballoutside.Theballjumpedveryhighanddown.Butthistimetheballdidntcomedownaftershejumpedup.Theownersearchedeverywherebuthecouldn,tfindtheball.Thetopsighedandsaid“Shemusthavefollowedtheswallow.Ihopesheishappywithhim.〃Butthetopcouldneverforgether.Afewyearspassed.Thetopwasallpaintedwithagoldencolor.Whenhespunpowerfullywithabuzzhelookedwonderful.Onedayhespunsohardandfastthathef1ewaway.Thetoplandedontheroof.Theroofwasfullofallsortsofthings.〃0hwhatisthatcrumpledthingoverthere”Thetopwentclosetoit.Eventhoughshewasworn-outitwastheballwiththeleatherjacket.〃Hi!〃Theballcouldn,trecognizethetopbecausehelookedsodifferentthanbefore.〃Itsme.Top.,Sherecognizedhimandcried.〃Ididntfollowtheswallow.ActuallyIlikedyoubutmypridedidntallowmetomarryyou.〃Afterthatthetopandtheballgotmarriedandlivedhappilyeverafter.。