IN HOT SOUP

One day Alex wife made oxtail soup for dinner. In her haste, she forgot that the soup was still piping hot when she served it. She took the first spoonful and burned her mouth so severely that tears began t o roll down her cheeks. “Why are you crying woman?” Alex asked gruffly. “Oh, nothing,” said his wife. “I was just reminded of my dear departed mother, may she rest in peace. She used to adore my oxtail soup. While she was speaking Alex took a big spoonful of the soup. This time his mouth was burned and tears came streaming down his cheeks. “Why on earth are you crying?” she asked. Trying really hard not to show his anger at being burned, Alex replied, “I am crying be cause your dear departed mother left me with such a merciless daughter.”