A Cold Welcome

On Wednesday evening,we went to the Town Hall.It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.It would strike 12 in 20 minutes time.Fifteen minutes passed and then,at 5 to 12,the clock stopped.We waited and waited,but nothing happened.Suddenly someone shouted,”It is 2 minutes past 12!The clock has stopped.”I looked at my watch.It is ture.The big clock refused to welcome the new year.At that moment,everybody began to laugh and sing.