{"id":5893,"date":"2026-10-27T11:50:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T11:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savedblog.com\/?p=5893"},"modified":"2026-10-27T11:51:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T11:51:00","slug":"mino-and-nino-move-to-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedblog.com\/?p=5893","title":{"rendered":"Mino and Nino Move to the City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mino and Nino decide to move to the city to find work. They call Papaia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Papaia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We want to come and stay with you while we look for work there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Papaia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, yes, of course! I\u2019ll pay for your tickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As soon as he hangs up, his wife warns him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wife<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You do remember you\u2019ve tried this before, and it didn\u2019t end well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Papaia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, but they\u2019ve changed now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When they arrive in the city, Papaia pays for a room for them at a B&amp;B. Mino and Nino head out to look for work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They find jobs working for a baker, an old man who hires them mainly because he has nobody else to talk to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mino and Nino call Papaia to give him the good news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Papaia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s wonderful news!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, but our room booking runs out today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Papaia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No problem. I\u2019ll pay for another week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His wife, standing in the next room, gives him a disapproving look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following week, Nino shows up at the old man\u2019s bakery with tears in his eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Old Man<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s happened?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m sorry, but we have to quit. We\u2019ve run out of money for the room. It was all the savings we had&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Old Man<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No, don\u2019t do that! I have a house I don\u2019t use. You can stay there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Really?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The old man makes them a deal. He\u2019ll deduct \u00a3300 a month from their wages in exchange for letting them use the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Papaia and his wife hear the news. His wife warns him again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wife<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You know this isn\u2019t going to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Papaia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hey! They\u2019re responsible for themselves!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wife<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Really? And what happens when the bills arrive?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mino and Nino accept the offer and move into the old man\u2019s house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Winter arrives, and Mino calls him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Old Man<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello, go ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hi, how do you turn the heating on?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Old Man<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The green button on the boiler&#8230; But make sure you don\u2019t use it too much. It costs money to run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next morning, Mino and Nino have breakfast dressed for summer before heading to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you turn the heating off?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No, I\u2019m cold&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re leaving in five minutes. We won\u2019t be back until tonight&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, but the house will be cold when we get back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mino and Nino leave for work, and the heating stays on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When they arrive at the bakery, the old man greets them and asks how things are going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Old Man<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you turn the heating off?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, yes&#8230; We\u2019ve barely used it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From that day on, the heating stays on all winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Papaia calls them to see how they\u2019re getting on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Papaia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, everything going well at work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Papaia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And is the house cold?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, a bit, but we\u2019re out all day anyway&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Papaia turns to his wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Papaia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His wife rolls her eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mino hangs up and opens the window. Freezing wind blows into the house, but the heating keeps running at full blast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While drinking an ice-cold fizzy drink, Nino accidentally leans against one of the pipes leading to the radiators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ouch! That\u2019s hot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Careful! Can\u2019t you see the pipes are glowing red-hot?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One morning, Nino finds a letter and opens it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Look&#8230; What\u2019s this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing. Just one of the old man\u2019s bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It says six thousand pounds!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hide it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two days later, early in the morning, someone knocks on the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s the old man, absolutely furious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Old Man<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A six-thousand-pound bill? They\u2019ve just taken it straight out of my bank account!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There must be a mistake&#8230; We never turn the heating on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Igor, who has been spying through the open window, comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Igor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Actually, they only turned it on once&#8230; six months ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The old man spots the boiler running and realises the house is boiling hot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Old Man<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s forty degrees in here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At that very moment, Nino comes downstairs in his underwear and opens the other window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honestly, Mino! I\u2019ve told you a hundred times to open all the windows in the morning! It\u2019s unbearably hot in here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The old man stands motionless for a moment, then completely loses his temper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Old Man<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get out of my house! Now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That very evening, the doorbell rings at Papaia\u2019s house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His wife opens the door, already holding a set of bedsheets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She lets them in, and Mino and Nino head straight for the sofa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mino and Nino decide to move to the city to find work. They call Papaia. Papaia Hello? Mino We want to come and stay with you while we look for work there. Papaia Oh, yes, of course! I\u2019ll pay for your tickets. As soon as he hangs up, his wife warns him. 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