No matter which girl he brought home， the young man found disapproval from his mother． A friend gave him advice． "Find a girl just like your mother-then she's bound to like her． So the young man searched and searched， and finally found the girl．He told his friendly adviser： "Just like you said， I found a girl who looked，talked，dressed， and even cooked like mother．And just as you said，mother liked her" "So，"asked the friend，"what happened？" "Nothing，"said the young man．"My father hates her！"
　　無論帶哪一個女孩回家，這位青年人總會遭到母親的反對。一位朋友勸他說： "找一個和你母親一樣的女孩--那她一定會喜歡她。" 于是這位青年人不停地找啊找，終于找到了這么個女孩。 正像你說的那樣，我找到一個長相、談吐、穿著打扮，甚至連烹飪都和我母親一樣的女孩。也正像你說的那樣，我母親喜歡她。" "那后來呢？"朋友問。 "沒什么，"青年人說。"我父親討厭她！"