After a few minutes the engines
start up and the plane starts down the runway. The passengers look at
each other with uneasiness and look toward the stewardess for
reassurance. The plane gets going really fast and the passengers begin
to panic. As the plane gets closer and closer to the end of the runway,
the voices of people praying get more and more hysterical.
Finally, when the plane is less
than 10 feet from the end of the runway, the passengers begin to scream
at once. At the last moment the plane lifts off and is airborne.
Up in the cockpit, the co-pilot
breathes a sigh of relief and says to the Captain:
"You know, one of these days
the passengers aren't going to scream and we're going to get killed."