The Village Story.

A VILLAGE STORY

When I heard the next story of an occurrence that took place in our village I thought I have to write this down. It gives you an idea on how you can reach an old age.

A bachelor of 75 years, who neglected himself a bit, was living in a beautiful farm with some land around it.
In the winter he was always ill, mostly with bronchitis. The physician came often and gave him antibiotics. The old man was probably too thrifty to stoke and old houses are humid and draughty. Every winter the man was very weak and his neighbours feared for his life.

His neighbours, who helped him a lot, had the lunimous idea to buy his farm for a low price 98.000 guilders and in addition they would give him a hot meal every evening for as long as he lived.
The old bachelor rather liked the idea. As he had no next of kin the deal was made.
Everyone believed that the neighbours were very lucky that they were enabled to make such a wonderful deal. They all thought that it would not be long before the old sick and feeble man would die. But believe it or not, this sick and weak man became 96 years old. For 21 years the neighbours had to cook diner for this man every day.
So you see, if you want to get old, you have to close such a deal.
The farm was later sold for 198,000 guilders and you can say that both parties were very lucky. Dinkie.