German Joke
An old German man has had a wonderful life, but is at the end of it. He calls for his family to come see him one last time as he lays on his death bed. After everyone is there, he knows the end is near. His daughters and granddaughters are helping his wife with the food preparation for the wake that everyone knows is coming, but his only son sits by his side.
As the end is near, he looks at his son and says "My son, I smell your mama making strudel. If I could only have one last piece of your mother's strudel, I could die a happy man."
His son says "Papa, I will go get you a piece of strudel", but he comes back and says "Papa, Mama would not give me any strudel."
The old man looks at him with watery eyes and says "But my son, it is such a simple request. If only I could have but one piece of your mama's strudel, it would take me back to so many happy memories. Please bring me one last piece of your mama's strudel."
So again his son leaves, only to come back empty handed 15 minutes later. "I'm sorry Papa, but Mama will not give me any strudel to bring to you."
The old man says "The end is so near. I will not live through the hour. Please bring me one last piece of strudel. This is the last request of a dying man, and the man who gave you life and who raised you."
His son goes downstairs one last time and comes back empty handed again. "Papa I tried. You heard me go down three times to ask Mama for just one piece of strudel for you. But you know how Mama is. She says the strudel is for after the funeral, and nobody can have any until then."
As the end is near, he looks at his son and says "My son, I smell your mama making strudel. If I could only have one last piece of your mother's strudel, I could die a happy man."
His son says "Papa, I will go get you a piece of strudel", but he comes back and says "Papa, Mama would not give me any strudel."
The old man looks at him with watery eyes and says "But my son, it is such a simple request. If only I could have but one piece of your mama's strudel, it would take me back to so many happy memories. Please bring me one last piece of your mama's strudel."
So again his son leaves, only to come back empty handed 15 minutes later. "I'm sorry Papa, but Mama will not give me any strudel to bring to you."
The old man says "The end is so near. I will not live through the hour. Please bring me one last piece of strudel. This is the last request of a dying man, and the man who gave you life and who raised you."
His son goes downstairs one last time and comes back empty handed again. "Papa I tried. You heard me go down three times to ask Mama for just one piece of strudel for you. But you know how Mama is. She says the strudel is for after the funeral, and nobody can have any until then."