Santa was getting married. Night before the D day, Banta told him: “Santa, I am giving you a million dollar advice. You have to kill the cat on the first night itself. Show her who is the boss around here. Make her follow your commands from day one. Otherwise she will be in charge.”
Santa: “But how do I do that?”
Banta: “Simple. Finish all your sentences with ‘or else…… or otherwise……’ when you ask her to do something. For example say- ‘Wife, bring me tea and make it quick or else…….’ “
Santa took the advice literally. On the very first night he ordered her sternly to bring milk with saffron. Thereafter he made it a habit to order her around and the threat was always there in the air. Even while going to bed he would say: “Come to bed pronto or else…….”
Santa’s wife was a simple and obedient woman. She could not understand Santa’s behavior. But she was intelligent and patient. She wisely decided to wait and watch for a few days and see how things turn. Things didn’t change. Santa continued his behavior and she continued to obey him. After about a month of this she decided that Santa was basically a good man and what he was doing was out of his character. And she decided to act, enough was enough.
One day Santa ordered: “Wife, prepare hot water bath for me ..otherwise…..”
Wife retorted: “Otherwise? Otherwise what?”
Santa was at a loss of words. He said: “Otherwise nothing. I will take a cold bath.”
Wife: “Then do.”
Santa did and they lived happily ever after.
Santa: “But how do I do that?”
Banta: “Simple. Finish all your sentences with ‘or else…… or otherwise……’ when you ask her to do something. For example say- ‘Wife, bring me tea and make it quick or else…….’ “
Santa took the advice literally. On the very first night he ordered her sternly to bring milk with saffron. Thereafter he made it a habit to order her around and the threat was always there in the air. Even while going to bed he would say: “Come to bed pronto or else…….”
Santa’s wife was a simple and obedient woman. She could not understand Santa’s behavior. But she was intelligent and patient. She wisely decided to wait and watch for a few days and see how things turn. Things didn’t change. Santa continued his behavior and she continued to obey him. After about a month of this she decided that Santa was basically a good man and what he was doing was out of his character. And she decided to act, enough was enough.
One day Santa ordered: “Wife, prepare hot water bath for me ..otherwise…..”
Wife retorted: “Otherwise? Otherwise what?”
Santa was at a loss of words. He said: “Otherwise nothing. I will take a cold bath.”
Wife: “Then do.”
Santa did and they lived happily ever after.