19. Short Story (1)

There were two brothers whose home was on the 80th floor. One day, they returned home from a trip to find that the building had a power outage! Although they were carrying heavy bags, there seemed to be no other choice, so the older brother said to the younger brother, "Let's just climb the stairs!" So, they started climbing the stairs with their two heavy bags. By the time they reached the 20th floor, they were getting tired. The older brother said, "These bags are too heavy. How about this: let's leave the bags here and come back for them with the elevator once the power is back on." So, they left their luggage on the 20th floor and, feeling much lighter, continued their climb. They chatted and laughed as they went up, but their good spirits didn't last long. By the 40th floor, both were exhausted. Thinking they had only climbed half the way, they started blaming each other, accusing the other of not paying attention to the building's power outage notices, which led to their current predicament. They climbed all the way to the 60th floor, arguing as they went. By the time they reached the 60th floor, they were too tired to even argue. The younger brother said to the older brother, "Let's stop arguing and just finish climbing it." So, they silently continued their ascent and finally reached the 80th floor! Excitedly arriving at their doorstep, the brothers realized their keys were in the bags they had left on the 20th floor...