Your son and his wife tried to buy a puppy to your little grandchild but did not succeed.

Your other grandchild thought that he could do it.

Your son's in-laws tried too and ending in the same point of not succeeding.

Your dearest wife did not reach there too.

It is up to you to do their job.

You decide to go to buy a puppy today.

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In meanwhile you have to go to the market to buy some products you wife wanted for the meal she would prepare for your son. When you will go to buy puppy, you will take the meal to son's home. That is the idea.

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In the market you buy all there was on the note and begin to think, whether your wife said to buy something else after she gave you this note.

You remember something about pets. Or fish? Yes fish! Certainly! That's the same as you wanted when you were child! Isn't it?

Not very sure, you begin to wonder what fish should you buy.

Ah. You remember. For your grandchild.

With a broad smile, you go along the street until you see animals shop.

You enter.

To your right you see aquariums with different fishes.

You bend to see better and feel that your back cannot return to vertical position.

Very slowly, you reach a chair in the corner and half seat half stand in it.

You call a girl who works here.

Wow! You forget your back and begin to flirt.

In the end, you want to rise to kiss her on her cheek but stop half-there.

The girl nods in understanding and runs into the personal-only room.

In a moment, she returns, raises your shirt and starts to rub some ointment into your lower back.

You catch yourself with smile only inches away from your ears and show the girl another place where it hurts you.

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Alas but you can stand so you have to buy and go.

You take four goldfishes; the girl puts them into the bag, adds water and ties it.

You pay for them and go home.

You return, take the products you have bought and go home.

You return, take your wallet, put it into the pocket, take the products and go home.

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At home, you have to knock the door with your foot because your hands are full with bags.

In two minutes, you hear:

-Coming. Coming. Be quiet! What is there? Fire?

In two more minutes, your wife gives you to enter the bags and bring them to the kitchen.

There she makes a regular Examination.

You know the procedure and go to read newspaper.

You still hear her, so put some cotton in ears.

Much better.

You do not hear her, but nod from time to time, so that she will believe that you listen attentively to her.

 15 minutes later, your wife calls you.

When you do not answer, she comes to you and touches your shoulder.

-What? What did you say?

-Duo uu kknnoww..

-Aha. A moment! (You take the cotton out). You were saying..

-Do you remember that your grandchild wanted a pet?

-Of course.

-Good. So go now.

-No need.

-Why?

-I have bought already.

-Ow. You have bought a puppy! I want to see her. Where is he?

-A puppy! Not fishes?

-Fishes! You mixed everything once more! He wanted a puppy, you silly old man!

-But I was sure he wants fishes.

-No! Puppy! But well, at least you will give him fishes for a while. Where are they?

You feel the red is spreading from your ears to cheeks and all the way down.

Your hands tremble a little:

-They are not here..

-Well, where then?

-I do not know.

-You do not know?

-Well, sort of. I have put them on the seat near mine in the bus. I was sure the bag is with me when I have got down, but now I see that it is not here. Could be on the bus..

-Could be?

-I do not know. Maybe somebody took it.

-Well, what bus was it?

-I do not remember.

-Don't remember?

-You see, when the bus stopped near the market, I assumed that it is mine. But after half hour I understood that it is not. So I took another bus home. And I don't remember what was the first bus.

-Of course! Ask men to do anything!

You low your head and go to your room. You remember how many years ago your teacher would say you to go to the corner. You automatically find one and put your face into it.