What did the new sign say?

What it means

• One sign. Two messages. Which one got more money?
• Before: Blind. Please help.
• After: It's a beautiful day. You can see it. I cannot.
• overflowing = so full that it spills (the cup was overflowing)

Transcript

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1. 0:00On a cardboard sign next to an empty tin cup,
2. 0:03he had written: "Blind. Please help."
3. 0:07No one was giving him any money.
4. 0:10A young advertising writer walked past and saw the blind man
5. 0:14with the sign and the empty cup,
6. 0:17and also saw the many people passing by,
7. 0:20completely unmoved, let alone stopping to give money.
8. 0:24The advertising writer took a thick marker pen from her pocket,
9. 0:28turned the cardboard sheet back to front
10. 0:31and rewrote the sign, then went on her way.
11. 0:39Immediately, people began putting money into the tin cup.
12. 0:44After a while, when the cup was overflowing,
13. 0:47the blind man asked a stranger,
14. 0:50Can you read the sign back for me?
15. 0:52"It says," said the stranger,
16. 0:54It's a beautiful day. You can see it. I cannot.

Quick quiz

1. Question 1 of 2

   What did the advertising writer change?

   AThe street cornerBThe man's cupCThe words on the signDThe man's clothes

2. Question 2 of 2

   What does "overflowing" mean?

   AEmptyBSo full that it spillsCVery smallDBroken