The McCalls

Burge and Venita McCall are(gr.) a special couple. Burge, a grumpy, short unattractive man met Venita at a picnic, after a row of unsuccessful marriages. Although Burge was obviously not a lady-killer, he was sure he was a womanizer. Venita McCall, originally from Peppersauce Bottom, simply looks(gr.) like Burge's antithesis - she was tall and skinny and had a(מיותר) smooth black hair.

The relationship between the McCalls wasn't an ideal one. Burge always spent all the money he earned about(ww.) himself and other women, but never on Venita. He was always looking for some action - always looking for fights and struggles. He called his wife names but Venita was always extremely apathetic because she knew that the silence would be the most annoying response. But, one day Burge went to(sp.) far and slapped her. This time Venita wasn't so apathetic as before, and she told him that he's(gr.) a big rat, and that he's(gr.) going to regret what he have(gr.) done.

Venita had the perfect plan how to end Burge's violence - she told her brother-in-law, the druggist Sled Sather, to tell Burge she have(gr.) bought a pound of rat poison to poison a big rat. When Burge heard about this total lie, he seriously freaked out. He was desperately searching for the rat poison but never found it, because it never existed. He took meals downtown instead at home, what reviled(sp.) Venita, who hated cooking. Finally, the frightened Burge decided to change his attitude through(ww.) Venita. He started speaking nicely and gave her very expensive presents. They kept living this way until Burge's sudden death in 1935, which was actually very hard for Venita.

Like I stated before, Burge and Venita McCall are(gr.) sure(ly) a special couple. In their position you would except divorce and total loathing, but Venita was smart enough to make things right by a simple maneuver. Although I'm glad about how Burge and Venita finally ended up, I am not sure Venita have(gr.) done the right thing. In my opinion, a good marriage should come from real love and not from maneuvers.

Very good work, Omer. I enjoyed that.
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Daphna