Story

One Minutes  Mannequin

     In one hot afternoon, I strolled down a busy street in Oranested, a city on the island of Aruba in the Caribbean. I was trying to find a restaurant called "BALI" that was advertised in a travel book.I was curios to know whether this restaurant really had the taste and atmosphere of Bali or was just a name.

     Before I was able to find the restaurant, I saw many people crowding in front of a shop. They looked inside throught the glass window. I thought that there was some kind of quarrel or fight or robbery. I huried to the shop, eager to see what was going on.

     When I was nearer I saw the people laughing. "It cannot be a fight or robbery!" I thought. "what's going on? I asked one of the people. He did not answer but pointed his finger to the window. I came over closer to the window and saw a group of models displaying new fashions. "what's so unusual?" I asked my self. Before long I got the answer. One model walked gracefully from afar to the window. As soon as she was close to the window, she stopped and acted like a mannequin. She did not move and did not even breathe. About a minute later she moved again and walked away. Another model replaced her and did the same thing. The people were amused.

      Sometimes a model could not help smiling because one of the watching people said something funny. No doubt, it is more difficult to be a lifeless mannequin than a live one!