One day Mrs. Smith visited her family doctor. He was an old man with a beard (胡须). "What’s tile problem’ the doctor asked her. "I am very worred about nry son. Teddy. " Mrs. Smith said. "I can’t slop hbn From belling(打赌). He spends all his money betting on horse raees(赛马). And even worse he’ll bet on anything. ft doesn’t matter what it is. " The doctor said. "I’ve saved (挽救) many people from ganthling () before. Send him to me. ’ The next day Mrs. Smith sent her san to see the docor. While they were talking. the boy was looking at the doctor’s beard. Suddenly he said. "I bet you S 50 that’s not a mai beard. brard". "Oh the doocor said. ’Call I puli your beard lind fi nd out" the boy said. The doctor thought this was a good way to leach hbn a lesson. so he said. "OK. If lny beard is mai. you will have to pay me $ 50. " Thc boy pulled it and soon Found out it was real. The doctor laughed. Two days laler the doctor telephoned Mrs. Smith. "l think I’ve saved your son. " He told her the story. Btu Mrs. Sndth said. "You’re wrong. You’ve made him worse. " "How can that be" "Before he went to see you. he bet me $100 that you would ask him to pull your beard!"

Mr. Smith asked her family doctor to help her son.