A little old couple walked slowly into
a McDonald’s one cold winter evening.
They looked out of place amid the
young families and young couples
eating there that night.
Some of the customers looked
admiringly at them. You could tell
what the admirers were thinking:
“Look, there is a couple who has been
through a lot together, probably for
60 years or more!”
The little old man walked up to the
cash register, placed his order with
no hesitation and then paid for their
meal.
The couple took a table near the back
wall and started taking food off of
the tray.
There was one hamburger, one order of
french fries and one drink.
The little old man unwrapped the plain
hamburger and carefully cut it in
half.
He placed one half in front of his
wife.
Then he carefully counted out the
french fries, divided them in two
piles and neatly placed one pile in
front of his wife.
He took a sip of the drink, and then
his wife took a sip as the man began
to eat his few bites.
Again, you could tell what people
around the old couple were saying. –
“They were used to sharing
everything.”
Then the crowd noticed that the little
old lady still hadn’t eaten a thing.
She just sat there watching her
husband eat and occasionally sipped
some of the drink.
A young man came over and begged them
to let him buy them another meal.
The lady explained that no, they were
used to sharing.
As the little old man finished eating
and was wiping his face neatly with a
napkin, the young man could stand it
no longer and asked again.
After being politely refused again, he
finally asked the little old lady,
“Ma’am, why aren’t you eating. You
said that you share everything. What
is it that you are waiting for?”
She answered,
.
.
.
.
“THE TEETH”
