Posted on: 10:58 Thu, 28 Aug 2014

One afternoon, Akpos arrived home with sad news for his wife.
Akpos: Wife, I just received a call, mother (mama) passed away.

Shall we go to town and get some necessities for the funeral? Please write a list and then we can go.

Wife: A list won’t be necessary; we’ll just get 2 cabbages & 2 litres of cooking oil.

Akpos: Is it going to be enough?

Wife: No need to waste money, of course it’s going to be enough! (They left for town and after getting two cabbages and 2 litres of cooking oil).

Akpos asked his wife again if that was all. She emphasised the issue of not wasting money on the funeral. Then they hit the road towards the village. Where the road branches to different villages, Akpos who was driving, took a turn towards his wife’s home.)

Wife: Where are we going? I thought you said we are going to the funeral, your mother passed away.

Akpos: Yes we are; it’s YOUR mother who passed away. Wife (shocked & crying): But that grocery is not enough! Let’s go back and get some more stuff!

Akpos: NO! I asked you over and over if it was all that was needed and you said “yes”; so we are not going back!

One word for akpos wife???