Some air companies give small presents to their passengers. Most of them are presents for children. One day a businessman was travelling in an aeroplane, when he remembered that he had promised to get some toy wings, like the ones which pilots wear, for his children. When the air-hostess came round to ask each passenger whether he wanted something to drink before supper, the businessman asked her whether she had any of the toy wings.
'Yes, sir,' she answered. 'I'm going to bring the passengers their supper soon, but after that, I'll bring you the wings.'
Although it was a stormy day, and the aeroplane was going up and down quite a lot, the businessman enjoyed his supper, but he noticed that the man in the seat in front of him was feeling sick, and that he did not eat any of his supper. The businessman felt sorry for him. He never felt sick in an aeroplane.
After the passengers had finished their supper, the air-hostess came and took their trays away, and then she remembered the wings for the businessman's children, so she went to the box which the presents were kept in and took some out. But she had forgotten which passenger had asked for the wings. She knew in which part of the plane he was, but she thought that it was the man in front of the businessman, the poor man who was feeling sick.
The air-hostess now stopped at this man's seat and asked him whether he was the gentleman who had wanted the wings. The man looked up at her with frightened eyes, then he looked out of the window at the threatening clouds which surrounded the aeroplane and said, 'No, I did not ask for wings. Are we going to need them?'