The Mexican Wife

The Mexican Wife

The viejo Pancho was laying on his death bed. He had only hours to
live when he suddenly smelled tamales. He loved tamales more than anything
else in the world, especially his wife Chepa's tamales which were known through
out the barrio as "Lo mejor de lo mejor." (The best of the best)
With his last bit of energy, Pancho pulled himself out of bed,
across the floor, down the stairs and into the kitchen.
Here, his wife was spreading the masa for a new batch of tamales. As
he reached for one of the freshly steamed tamales, he got SMACKED
across the back of his hand by the wooden spoon his wife was holding.
"Leave them alone, pendejo! she said, "They're for the funeral!".