April 1st is a day on which, in some countries, people try to play tricks on others. If one succeeds in tricking somebody, one laughs and says, "April Fool", and then the person who has been tricked usually laughs too.

On April 1st, a country bus was along a winding road, when it slowed and stopped. The driver anxiously turned switches and presssd buttons, but nothing happened. Then he turnsd to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said, "This poor bus is getting old. It isn't going as well as it used to. There is only one thing we to do if we want to get home today. I shall count "three", and on the word "three", I want you all lean forward as hard as you can. That should get the bus started again, but if it doesn't, I afraid there is nothing else I can do. Now, all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready.

The passengers all obediently pressed back against their seats and waited anxiously.

Then the driver turned to his front and asked, "Are you ready?"

The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer, "Yes."

"One! Two! Three!" counted the driver. The passengers all swung the forward suddenly---and the bus started at a great rate.

The pssengers breathed more easily and began to smile with relief. But their smiles turned to surprised then dslighted laughter when the driver merrily cried, "April Fool!"