The little old couple walked slowly into McDonalds
that 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 right 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, his wife took a
sip and then set the cup down between them.
As the man began to eat his few bites of hamburger
the crowd began to get restless. Again you could tell
what 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 french fries one young
man stood and came over to the the old couples table.
He politely offered to buy another meal for the old
couple to eat. The old man replied that they were
just fine. They were used to sharing everything.
Then the crowd noticed that the little old lady
hadn't eaten a bite. She just sat there watching her
husband eat and occasionally taking turns sipping the
drink.
Again the young man came over and begged them to let
him buy them something to eat. This time the lady
explained that no, they were used to sharing
everything together.
As the little old man finished eating and was wiping
his face neatly with a napkin the young man could
stand it no longer. Again he came over to their table
and offered to buy some food. After being politely
refused again he finally asked a question of the
little old lady. "Maam, why aren't you eating. You
said that you share everything. What is it that you
are waiting for?"
She answered, "The teeth".
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