A man's elderly mum hasn't got long, so the doctor recommends that he give her a little brandy now and then.
'Wouldn't work,' says the man. 'Ma's White Ribbon, won't even allow spirits in the house.'
The doctor thinks a moment and says, 'Well, try this. Put some brandy in her milk. That should mask the taste. I know it's a little deceitful, but it'll make her remaining time easier.'
The man agrees, and that very day, he adds a few drops of brandy to his mum's morning milk. It seems to ease her a bit, so the next day, he adds a bit more, then a bit more the day after that. He goes on increasing the amount of brandy in the milk day after day. The dear old thing doesn't get well, but she seems happier and more at peace.
Eventually, the end draws near, and the old woman calls her son to her bedside and tells him, 'I haven't got long now, boy, and there's something I want you to do for me.'
'Anything, Ma, you know that. What is it?'
'Whatever else you do after I'm gone, DON'T SELL THAT BLOODY COW!'
Boru
'Wouldn't work,' says the man. 'Ma's White Ribbon, won't even allow spirits in the house.'
The doctor thinks a moment and says, 'Well, try this. Put some brandy in her milk. That should mask the taste. I know it's a little deceitful, but it'll make her remaining time easier.'
The man agrees, and that very day, he adds a few drops of brandy to his mum's morning milk. It seems to ease her a bit, so the next day, he adds a bit more, then a bit more the day after that. He goes on increasing the amount of brandy in the milk day after day. The dear old thing doesn't get well, but she seems happier and more at peace.
Eventually, the end draws near, and the old woman calls her son to her bedside and tells him, 'I haven't got long now, boy, and there's something I want you to do for me.'
'Anything, Ma, you know that. What is it?'
'Whatever else you do after I'm gone, DON'T SELL THAT BLOODY COW!'
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
