Once upon a time, there was a man calledZheng.1lived in a small town. One day he wantedto buy himself a new pair of shoes. He measured (测量) his2with a ruler and then3downhis size on a piece of paper. After that he went shoe shopping.

    When he arrived at the4,he reached into his pocket (口袋),5he found the paper was not there. So hesaid to the shop keeper, "I have left the paper at home and I don't knowthe size. I'll go back home to6it." With thesewords, he ran out of the shop.

    He ran back home, found the paper and thenran to the shop again. But it took him7hours and the shop was8.He spent the afternoon on the way and did not buy his shoes at last.

    Someone asked him, "Did you want tobuy the shoes9yourself?"

    "Of course," he answered.

    "Then why don't you10theshoes by yourself?"

    "I trust the ruler more than my feet,"he answered.