A few years ago, an Englishman called Roy Jones went on holiday to a small town near the sea in the west of England. He was swimming in the sea one day. As he opened his mouth, his false ( not real) teeth fell out and floated(漂) away. The following year, Mr. Jones returned to the same town. When he was having dinner in a local cafe one evening, he mentioned the story of his lost teeth to the manager. The manager looked surprised. He explained that he had found a set of false teeth on the beach last month. Then he asked Roy Jones if he wanted to try them on. "OK. " said Mr. Jones. "I suppose it won't do any harm. " When the manager brought him the teeth, Mr. Jones put them into the mouth, and laughed and laughed. They were his ! In 1987 , an American couple called Jane and Robert Bentley went for a picnic on a beach in California. When they returned home, Mrs. Bentley realized that she had lost her wedding ring (绪婚戒指 ) . It wasn't expensive but it was valuable to Jane. The Bentleys drove back to the beach and searched for the ring for three hours, but couldn't find it. A few months later, Mr. Bentley went fishin8 0ff the same beach. As he pulled a large crab(螃蟹) out of the sea, he noticed that there was something on one of its claws(爪) . It was his wife's wedding ring !
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