The excited new father headed for Chinatown, brought back a whole chicken, and put it to boil in a water-filled pot. He then sat down to relax with a book while waiting for his masterpiece to get done. Eight hours later he sprang out of his literary daze only to discover that the pot was completely boiled dry and beginning to scorch.
新出爐的年輕爸爸興沖沖前往唐人街購得全雞一隻，注水滿鍋，坐下來邊看書邊等待收成；八小時過去，驀然由書中驚醒，才發覺整鍋焦乾。