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“Kaleidoscope” is one of the first WordPress blogs I ever subscribed to. Although I am not positive, I believe he resides in India (tskraghu, if I am wrong, I do profusely apologize, and please correct me). Regardless of his exact locale, he always has wonderful stories to tell, and often they are folklore indigenous to various countries and cultures.

I would like to present this story as a guest post. However, this is a modern story which really could occur about anywhere in the world. I am sharing because the twist of humor at the end is sure to put a smile on your face. It most certainly did mine. A good way to start the weekend.

Please check out his blog, especially if you like folk stories from other cultures. For example, “Encounter with a Brahma-Raakshas.” As tskraghu says, “…one of those folktales told to us as children to quell many a living-room riot and sober us up for a while.”

Now, on to the story, “Happy Ending!”

Happy Ending!

She spent the first day packing her belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases.

On the second day, she had the movers come and collect her things.

On the third day, she sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining room table by candlelight, put on some soft background music and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar and a bottle of Chardonnay.

When she had finished, she went into each and every room and deposited a few half-eaten shrimp dipped in caviar, into the hollow of the curtain rods.

She then cleaned up the kitchen and left.

When the husband returned with his new girlfriend, all was bliss for the first few days. Then slowly, the house began to smell. They tried everything; cleaning, mopping and airing the place out.

Vents were checked for dead rodents and carpets were steamed. Air Fresheners were hung everywhere. Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters, during which they had to move out for a few days, and in the end even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting.

Nothing worked. People stopped coming over to visit. Repairmen refused to work in the house. The maid quit.

Finally, they could not take the stench any longer and decided to move.

A month later, even though they had cut their price in half, they could not find a buyer for their stinky house. Word got out and eventually even the local realtors refused to return their calls.

Finally, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place.

The ex-wife called the man and asked how things were going. He told her the saga of the rotting house. She listened politely and said that she missed her old home terribly, and would be willing to reduce her divorce settlement in exchange for getting the house back.

Knowing his ex-wife had no idea how bad the smell was, he agreed on a price that was about 1/10th of what the house had been worth, but only if she were to sign the papers that very day.

She agreed and within the hour his lawyers delivered the paperwork.

A week later the man and his girlfriend stood smiling as they watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home….
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Including the curtain rods.

I LOVE A HAPPY ENDING, DON’T YOU?

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A fwd from Gul. Source, not known.