This is evidently a true story from one of the newspapers in the Gulf.
A family in Southern India was puzzled when the coffin of their dead mother arrived from the Gulf . It was sent by one of the daughters. The dead body
was so tightly squeezed inside the coffin, with no space left in it! When they opened the lid, they found a letter on top, which read as follows:
“Dear brothers and sisters,
I am sending our mother’s body to you, since it was her wish that she should be cremated in the compound of our ancestral home in Andhra. Sorry, I
could not come along, as all of my paid leaves are consumed. You will find inside the coffin, under Amma’s body, 12 cans of cheese, 10 packets of chocolates and packets of Badam. Please divide these among all of you. On Amma’s feet you will find a new pair of Reebok shoes (size 10) for Mohan. Also, there are 2 pairs of shoes for Radha’s and Lakshmi’s sons. Hope the sizes are correct.
Amma is wearing 6 American T-Shirts. The large size is for Mohan and the others are for my nephews. Just distribute them among yourselves. The 2 new Jeans that Amma is wearing are for the boys. The Swiss watch that Rema wanted is on Amma’s left wrist. Shanta Aunty, Amma is wearing the necklace, earrings and ring that you asked for. Please take them. The 6 white cotton socks that Amma is wearing must be divided among my teenager nephews.
Please distribute all these uniformly and if anything more is required, please let me know quickly so that I can send them since Appa is also not keeping well these days.
Yours very sincerely….”