Don’t Be Mad

It was the 1950’s, Miriam was a new bride and after the wedding, she and her husband Moishe moved into their new home. She put a box on a shelf in her closet and asked Moishe never to touch it.

For 60 years Moishe left the box alone, until Miriam was old and dying.

One day when he was putting their affairs in order, he found the box again and thought it might hold something important.

Opening it, he found two scarves and $100,000 in cash. Moishe took the box to Miriam and asked about the contents.

"My mother gave me that box the day we married," Miriam explained. "She told me to knit a scarf to help ease my frustrations every time I got mad at you."

Moishe was very touched that in 60 years she'd only been mad at him twice.

"What's the $100,000 for?" he asked.

"Oh, well that's the money I've made selling all those scarves."