A man was on his way home with a new car， which was absorbing all his attention， when it struck him that he had forgotten something. Twice he stopped， counted his parcels， searched his pockets， but finally decided he had everything with him. Yet the feeling persisted.

When he reached home his daughter ran out， stopped short， and cried， "Daddy， where's Mommy？"

새 차를 구입한 사내는 온 신경이 차에 가 있었다. 그러다가 뭔가를 잊었다는 생각이 문득 들었다. 그래서 두 번이나 차를 세우고는 꾸러미들을 챙기기도 하고，호주머니를 뒤져보기도 했으나 이상이 없는 걸로 확인됐다. 그런데도 찜찜한 느낌은 여전했다.

집에 도착하자 딸애가 뛰쳐나오다 딱 멈춰서더니 소리치는 것이었다. "아빠，엄마는？"