There once
lived a
woman who
had a
maddening
passion for
baked beans.
She loved
them but
unfortunately,
they had
always had a
very
embarrassing
and somewhat
lively
reaction to
her. Then
one day she
met a man
and fell in
love.
When
it
became
apparent
that
they
would
marry
she
thought
to
herself,
he
is
such
a
sweet
and
gentle
man,
he
would
never
go
for
this
carrying
on.
So
she
made
the
supreme
sacrifice
and
gave
up
beans.
Some
months
later
her
car
broke
down
on
the
way
home
from
work.
Since
she
lived
in
the
country
she
called
her
husband
and
told
him
that
she
would
be
late
because
she
had
to
walk
home.
On
her
way,
she
passed
a
small
diner
and
the
odor
of
the
baked
beans
was
more
than
she
could
stand.
Since
she
still
had
miles
to
walk,
she
figured
that
she
would
walk
off
any
ill
effects
by
the
time
she
reached
home.



So,
she
stopped
at
the
diner
and
before
she
knew
it,
she
had
consumed
three
large
orders
baked
beans.
All
the
way
home
she
putt-putted,
and
upon
arriving
home
she
felt
reasonably
sure
she
could
control
it.
Her
husband
was
excited
to
see
her
and
exclaimed
delightedly,
"Darling,
I
have
a
surprise
for
dinner
tonight."
He
then
blindfolded
her
and
led
her
to
her
chair
at
the
table.
She
seated
herself
and
just
as
he
was
about
to
remove
the
blindfold
from
his
wife,
the
telephone
rang.
He
made
her
promise
not
to
touch
the
blindfold
until
he
returned.

He
then
went
to
answer
the
telephone.
The
baked
beans
she
had
consumed
were
still
affecting
her
and
the
pressure
was
becoming
almost
unbearable,
so
while
her
husband
was
out
of
the
room
she
seized
the
opportunity,
shifted
her
weight
to
one
leg
and
let
it
go.
It
was
not
only
loud,
but
it
smelled
like
a
fertilizer
truck
running
over
a
skunk
in
front
of
pulpwood
mill.
She
took
her
napkin
and
fanned
the
air
around
her
vigorously.
Then,
she
shifted
to
the
other
cheek
and
ripped
three
more,
which
reminded
her
of
cooked
cabbage.

Keeping
her
ears
tuned
to
the
conversation
in
the
other
room,
she
went
on
like
this
for
another
ten
minutes.
When
the
telephone
farewells
signaled
the
end
of
her
freedom,
she
fanned
the
air
a
few
more
times
with
her
napkin
placed
it
on
her
lap
and
folded
her
hands
upon
it,
smiling
contentedly
to
herself.
She
was
the
picture
of
innocence
when
her
husband
returned,
apologizing
for
taking
so
long,
he
asked
her
if
she
peeked,
and
she
assured
him
that
she
had
not.
At
this
point,
he
removed
the
blindfold,
and
she
was
surprised!
There
were
twelve
dinner
guests
seated
around
the
table
to
wish
her
and
her
husband
a
Happy
Anniversary!