Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú (UVA) 2013 - Inglês

John was seated near the table, in his pajamas; he was busy cutting down some cld fruit tins to turn them into water pots for the birds, and he was absorbed in his work. I was just putting the finishing touches to my toilet when I saw something move in the shadows beneath his chair. Putting on my dressing-gown I went closer to see what it was. There on the floor, about six inches away from John's bare feet, lay a big snake. I had always believed, judging by what I had read and was told, that at moments like this one should speak quietly to the victim, in order to avoid panic and sudden movement. So, clearing my throat, I spoke, calmly and gently: "Keep quite still, old boy, there's a snake under your chair."

The writer warned John...