Sunday, 22 May 2016

brother's wedding speech

The Russian, Alexynov, began to write in his sleep as he drank. His brother Tempanyov is having a wedding in a week and Alexynov can't write while he is sober nor awake, so he drinks and sleeps and draws pictures. Then he wakes up and doesn't remember anything except the scrawl in his notebook and the ink on his hands. Tempanyov knocks at his door the morning of the wedding.

"Brother, where have you been all week? We have been waiting for you to come to the church. You're speech is what we have been waiting for. Right before I give her the ring, my comrade," Tempanyov explains.

"Alas for I have been trying to finish this all night. You see a writer needs a certain atmosphere," Alexynov prounouced.

"Haha, my silly brother. You are no writer, you are a miner of ores.  You dream too much, come let us get to the chapel for I will not be later than I already am," Tempanyov declares.

The men step into the carriage and begin to discuss politics.

"I feel sick. I need bicarbonate drink to lower my levels of mucous before I speak, I..." Alexynov drones on.

"All in good time brother,all in good time." The men sit back, both looking at each other in the eye.

They arrive at the church and the lady is in waiting. She is Debmarkov, daughter of land owner Deminokov. The marriage will bring a healthy dowry to the brothers, for her father is worth 3x a living complex.

First the speech.

"My brother, oh my brother Tempanyov, what a great man he is. I love him to death, for he is my only kin in this world of ours. I ask for an egg, he brings me a chicken. I ask for a hand shake,he gives me a hug. Oh what a great man he is. Never womanizing and always in love. He swoons over you Debmarkov. He  can no longer contain himself. I love him like you. So, please treat him kindly and understand that he is yours and yours alone. I love you both.May this day be blesssed."

And as Alexynov finishes his speech, he falls off the stage head first, tired and exhausted yet his vision complete.



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