At dawn the telephone rings.
"Hello, Senor.Renni? This is Manuel, the caretaker at your country house." "I have been trying to get hold of you all week!"
"Yes, well, I have been very busy, Manuel. What can I do for you? Is there a problem?" "Um, I am just calling to advise you, Senor.Renni, that your parrot, he is dead".
"My parrot? Dead? The one that won the International competition?" "Si, Senor, that's the one."
"Damn! That's a pity! I spent a small fortune on that bird. What did he die from?" "From eating the rotten meat, Senor.Renni."
"Rotten meat? Who the hell fed him rotten meat?" "Nobody fed him, Senor. He ate the meat of the dead horse. "
"Dead horse? What dead horse?" "The thoroughbred, Senor .Renni." "Are you telling me that my prize thoroughbred is dead?" "Yes, Senor.Renni, he died from all that work pulling the water cart."
"Are you insane? What water cart?" "The one we used to put out the fire, Senor." "Good Lord! What fire are you talking about, man?"
"The one at your house, Senor! A candle fell and the curtains caught on fire." "What the hell? Are you saying that my mansion is destroyed because of a candle?!" "Yes, Senor .Renni."
"For the funeral, Senor.Renni." "WHAT BLOODY FUNERAL??!!"
"Your wife's, Senor Renni". She showed up very late one night and I thought she was a thief, so I hit her with your new Ping G15 204g titanium head golf club with the TFC 149D graphite shaft
." SILENCE...........LONG SILENCE.........VERY LONG SILENCE. .
"Manuel, if you've broken my new f******g driver, you're in deep sh it..