The old man placed an order for one hamburger, french fries and a drink.
He unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half, placing
one half in front of his wife.
He then carefully counted out the French fries, dividing them into two
piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip of
the drink, his wife took a sip and then set the cup down between them.
As he began to eat his few bites of hamburger, the people around them
were looking over and whispering.
Obviously they were thinking, 'That poor old couple - all they can
afford is one meal for the two of them.' As the man began to eat his
fries a young man came to the table and politely offered to buy another
meal for the old couple. The old man said, they were just fine - they
were used to sharing everything.
People closer to the table noticed the little old lady hadn't eaten a
bite. She sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally taking
turns sipping the drink. Soon, another young man came over and begged
them to let him buy another meal for them. This time the old woman
said,
'No, thank you, we are used to sharing everything.'
Finally, as the old man finished and was wiping his face neatly with the
napkin, a young woman again came over to the little old lady who had yet
to eat a single bite of food and asked 'What is it you are waiting
for?'
She answered,
'THE TEETH.'
My Opera
