A very strict¹ officer² was³ talking to some new soldiers⁵ whom⁶ he had⁷ to train. He had never seen⁸ them before, so he began: "My name is Stone, and I'm even⁹ harder than stone, so do what I tell you or there'll be trouble¹⁰. Don't try any tricks¹¹ with me, and then we'll get on well together".

Then he went to each soldier⁴ one after another and asked him his name. "Speak loudly so that everyone can hear you clearly," He said¹², "and don't forget to call me 'sir'".

Each soldier told him his name, until¹³ he came¹⁴ to the last one. This man remained¹⁵ silent¹⁶, and so Captain¹⁷ Stone shouted at him, "When I ask you a question, answer it! I'll ask you again: What's you name,soldier?"

The soldier was very unhappy¹⁸, but at last he replied¹⁹. "My name is Stonebreaker, sir" he said nervously²⁰.