Talk:Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat

original article here consisted of what looks to be a book report. I have redirected page to Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat. Needs lots of work&mdash;Gaff talk  23:45, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
By Stephanie Tjanh

Mrs. Bixby and her husband live in a flat. Unknown to Mr. Bixby, his wife has a boyfriend called the Colonel, who often visits when he is away. He is a dentist.

One day, Mrs. Bixby gets a rare and expensive present from the Colonel: a black European mink coat. The letter from the Colonel suggests she tell her husband the Mink coat was a present from her Aunt for Christmas. She is clearly in despair as she reads the letter.

Feeling guilty and desperate (she knows her husband will never believe her), Mrs. Bixby goes to a pawn-broker and sells the coat for $50. The pawn-broker gives her a brown paper ticket with a number on it. She goes on a taxi and accidentally drops the ticket and Mr. Bixby finds it on the ground.

Mr. Bixby is delighted and tells his wife of the brown pawn ticket he 'found on the ground'. He also asks his wife about whether he could buy her an expensive present from the pawn-shop for Christmas. She agrees because she knows that the Mink coat she pawned will be returned to her on that day. On Christmas Day, Mr. Bixby shows her his present: The Mink coat! But it is a fake (the pawn-broker tricked her!). Unknownly to him, Mrs. Bixby is going to sceam. She does and slams the door behind her.

A few moments later, Mrs. Peteroy, the sercetary's assistant, walks proudly past the house of the Bixbies, she is wearing the black and rare Mink coat that the Colonel gave to Mrs. Bixby.