32 roses
Jack, a handsome young man , was in love with a beautiful girl. One day when they were together , she said to him: “ It’s my birthday tomorrow,” and invited him to the party. The man was happy to hear that and said, “Oh, I’ll send you roses , one rose for each year of your life.”
In the evening he went to the florist’s shop. As he knew the girl’s age (she was going to be 22) he decided to buy 22 roses. The young man asked the florist to send the flowers to the girl the next day.
When he left the shop, the florist said to his wife : “ Jack is a very good fellow. He often buys flowers in our shop. Today, I’m afraid, I asked too much money for my roses . I’ll send 10 more roses.” So the next morning he sent 32 roses to the girl.
When Jack came to see his girl, she did not want to speak to him. And he never knew why she was angry.