Here's a short story:

CHAPTER III 

[ Scene-The Studio.] 

"Oh, John, friend of my boyhood, I am the unhappiest of men." 

"You're a simpleton!" 

"I have nothing left to love but my poor statue of America--and see, even she has no sympathy for me in her cold marble countenance--so beautiful and so heartless!" 

"You're a dummy!" 

"Oh, John!" 

Oh, fudge! Didn't you say you had six months to raise the money in?" 

"Don't deride my agony, John. If I had six centuries what good would it do? How could it help a poor wretch without name, capital, or friends?" 

"Idiot! Coward! Baby! Six months to raise the money in--and five will do!" 

"Are you insane?" 

"Six months--an abundance. Leave it to me. I'll raise it." 

"What do you mean, John? How on earth can you raise such a monstrous sum for me?" 

"Will you let that be my business, and not meddle? Will you leave the thing in my hands? Will you swear to submit to whatever I do? Will you pledge me to find no fault with my actions?" 

"I am dizzy--bewildered--but I swear." 

John took up a hammer and deliberately smashed the nose of America! He made another pass and two of her fingers fell to the floor--another, and part of an ear came away--another, and a row of toes was mangled and dismembered--another, and the left leg, from the knee down, lay a fragmentary ruin! 

John put on his hat and departed. 

George gazed speechless upon the battered and grotesque nightmare before him for the space of thirty seconds, and then wilted to the floor and went into convulsions.  (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question. Give ONLY the guess, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: Who is unhappy
Guess: George

Question: Why?
Guess: nothing left to love

Question: What does he need?
Guess: six months time

Question: what does he need in that time?
Guess: raise the money

Question: How much?
Guess: monstrous sum

Question: Does he think he can do it?
Guess: yes and no

Question: Who thinks he can?
Guess: someone with name, capital, or friends

Question: Who is his friend?
Guess: statue of America

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: What did John do?

took up a hammer