THE OLD WOMAN:
One evening a family takes their frail, elderly mother to a nursing
home and leaves her, hoping she will be well cared for. The next
morning, the nurses bathe her, feed her a tasty breakfast, and set her in a
chair at a window overlooking a lovely flower garden. She seems OK, but
after a while she sloowwwly starts to tilt over sideways in her chair. Two
attentive nurses immediately rush up to catch her and straighten her up.
Again she seems OK, but after a while she slooowwly starts to tilt over to
her other side. The nurses rush back and once more bring her back upright.
This goes on all morning. Later, the family arrives to see how the old woman
is adjusting to her new home. "So Ma, how is it here? Are they treating you
all right?" they ask. "It's pretty
nice," she replies. "Except they won't let you fart."