An old man is lying on his deathbed with his children, grandchildren, and older great-grandchildren all around, teary-eyed at the approaching finale of a very long and productive life. Suddenly, the old man opens his eyes and croaks: “I must be dreaming of heaven! I smell your grandmother's cookie!” “No, grandfather, you are not dreaming. Grandmother is baking cookie now.” “I know I will never have another taste of her delicious cookie after this one. Could you please go down and get me a piece?” The old man begs with what is left of his final breath. One of the grandchildren is immediately dispatched to honor the old man's last request. After a long time, he returns empty handed. “I'm very sorry, grandfather, but she says it's for the funeral.”
一個老人躺在他臨終的病床上。他的周圍是他的子女、孫子孫女和比較年長的曾孫,含著眼淚為這個長壽而高產(chǎn)的老人送終。突然,他睜開眼睛用沙啞的聲音說:“我一定是夢見天堂了,我聞到你奶奶的餅干香味?!薄安?,爺爺,你不是做夢。奶奶是在做餅干?!崩先擞盟詈蟮囊豢跉馄蚯笳f:“你能不能下去替我拿一塊?我知道,吃完這一塊,我就再也吃不到你奶奶做的美味的餅干了?!彼囊粋€孫子馬上去滿足這個老人最后的請求。過了好久,他空手回來了?!皩Σ黄穑瑺敔?。奶奶說這是為葬禮準(zhǔn)備的?!?