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A husband and wife lived a long happy life in marriage. They shared with each other all their secrets and experiences, but only one thing the wife asked her husband never to do: not to look into the old shoe box that she kept on the top shelf of their closet.

 

The husband never asked about the contents of the box. He thought that there was something personal, or feminine ...

 

But one day, the old woman fell ill. When she became very ill, she asked her husband to bring that box to her in the hospital - it was time to reveal her secret.

 

The old man came home, found the box, and opened it. Inside were two knitted dolls and a huge pile of money - $95,000!

- Where?! How?! The dumbfounded old man asked.

 

“Before we got married,” the old woman said, “my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage: every time I get angry with you, you need to silently sit down and crochet one doll.

 

The old man was touched - there were only two dolls in the box. In 50 years of marriage, she only got angry with him twice! He hugged his wife and kissed her.

 

But where did the money come from? he wondered. — Oh, this? she replied with a smile. This is the money I earned from selling the other dolls.

 

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