A little boy was practicing his violin, while his father sat reading the newspaper. The family dog began to howl along dismally¹.

Finally, the father could endure the combination no more and said, "Can't you play something the dog doesn't know?"

 一个小男孩在练习小提琴，他的父亲在读报纸。随着小男孩的琴声，家里养的狗也开始高一声低一声的叫起来。

最后，小男孩的父亲实在忍不下去了，说，“难道你就不能拉一些狗听不懂的曲子吗？”