il-bar kien b-sahhtu hafna u gietu idea. Ghamel imhatra lil kullhadd

li jghasar lumija b-idu wahda, u jekk xi hadd jinrexxielu johrog qatra

ohra minnha jtih elf lira. Il-kelma tigri u f-radda ta salib il-bar

intela bin-nies, kullhadd jipprova johrog qatra meraq minn din il-lumija. 

Gew bennejja, body builders, weight lifters, sajjieda, insomma kollha 

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                           kbar u mibnijin, imma hadd ma rnexielu johrog qatra meraq.

Wara xi hmistax, dahal wiehed ragel irqiq u zghir, nuccali ohxon,

hwejjeg koroh u qodma stil tas-sixties, u file taht idejh u b-lehen

irqiq qallom; "gejt biex nipprova nghasar il-lumija".

X-hin ikkalma d-dahq u l-istorbju fil-hanut, il-barman ressqaqlu

l-lumija u tghidx xi skiet waqaf x-hin minn dak il-ponn zghir raw 

nofs tuzzana taqtir niezel. Imbaghad kulhadd infexx icapcap u jifrahlu.

Is-sid hareg l-elf lira u mar itihomlu fost ic-capcip u ritratti. 

Hu u jtih il-flus staqsieh; " siehbi, x-taghmel inti?"

" Nahdem ma tal income tax!" qallu l-iehor!