Several years ago, George, a minister friend of my father's, visited a small church in the mountains. Since the hour was late, and he was far from home, he accepted an invitation given by a kindly old couple to stay in their home that night. They made sure he was comfortable, giving up their own bed for him while they slept in the downstairs living room. He slept well. However, during the middle of the night, George awoke with a terrible thirst. Not being acquainted with the house, he was feeling for a light, when he noticed that the couple had left a glass of water on the night stand for him. He assumed that they didn't have running water upstairs, and made a note to commend them for their foresight and thoughtfulness in providing him with a glass of cool water. After drinking a couple of long drinks, he returned to sleep the rest of the night.
Early the next morning, half-groggy with sleep, he opened his eyes at the sound of someone quietly entering the room. His elderly host crept cautiously to the bedside, picked up the water glass, fished out his false teeth, and, inserting them into his mouth, tiptoed quietly out of the room.
Sunday Scribblings We had two topics to pick from: Sleep, or Teeth. I did both. But the story is true.
15 comments:
Great yarn! What a horrible thing to happen. Funnily enough my post -a poem - is along similar lines.
AAaccchhhh!
Whoops!!
ROTFL!!!!
i knew it was coming and still could not stop reading... very well done!!
Who do you feel sorry for more, the elderly man, or the visitor?
Most definitely the visitor, cuz!!
I have memories of my father's teeth in his glass by the bed. Sometimes, it seemed they talked to me :-)
Too Funny...I knew something was coming but did not expect teeth, yuk!Thanks for stopping by the Journal, I enjoyed your comment!
Argghh! Well written!
Ha Ha. That is revolting and hilarious all at once. Like the one about the old woman who offered her guests a bowl of peanuts to nibble on, only later to claim she had sucked the chocolate off of them prior(shudder).
ahahah But why did the old man leave his teeth in the guest room? some people are insane ;)
Oh sorry, you're right. They have them their own bedroom. I didn't sleep very well last night (and I'm not kidding, really!) and am sleepy now.
All in all, probably best to keep your teeth in your mouth when you have guests at home ;)
Oh no. That's awful. It makes for a good story though.
I was expecting that teeth! However I loved this.
snooze time, baby!
Post a Comment