Ribald Classic: The Miniskirt

April, 1968

Mikhail Andreyevitch and Boris Polykarpovitch were merchants in the same town and the closest of friends. In addition to that, these middle-aged men were married to a pair of pretty sisters, Sonya and Fenichka. Sometimes the two men had a joking argument as to which sister loved her husband better. "It's simple enough," said Mikhail one day. "Tomorrow we go to the fair at Makaryev. Whichever wife weeps the harder as we say goodbye is surely the fonder." And so they wagered fi...