A man was sick and tired of going to work everyday while his wife stayed at home. He wanted her to see that he went through at work so one day when he saw a Pixie at the bottom of his garden he made a little wish:
“Little Pixie, I go to work everyday and work hard for eight hours while my wife just stays at home. I want her to know what I go through, so please allow her body to switch with mine for a day.”
His wish was granted.
The next morning, sure enough, the man awoke as a woman. He got up, cooked breakfast for his mate, woke the kids, set out their school clothes, fed them breakfast, packed their lunches and then drove them to school. On the way home he picked up the dry cleaning and stopped at the bank to draw out some cash. Then he shopped for the groceries, drove home, put them away, paid a few bills and balanced the cheque book. He cleaned the cat’s litter tray and walked the dog.
It was already 1.00pm so he hurried home to make the beds, do the laundry, vacuum, dust, sweep and mop the kitchen floor. He ran to the school to pick the kids up and got into an argument with them on the way home. Then he gave them snacks and milk and got them organised to do their homework while he set up the ironing board and watched TV while he did the ironing. At 4.30pm he began peeling potatoes and washing salad vegetables, he breaded the pork chops and prepared fresh fruit for supper. After supper he cleaned the kitchen up. Filled up the dishwasher, folded laundry, bathed the kids, and put them to bed.
By 9.00pm he was exhausted and, though his daily chores weren’t finished, he went to bed where he was expected to make love (which he managed to do without any complaints!)
The next morning he awoke and immediately went down the garden to find the Pixie. He found him eventually, propped against a toadstool and he said to him
“I don’t know what I was thinking of. I was so wrong to envy my wife’s being able to stay home all day. Please, oh please, let us trade back.”
The Pixie grinned and replied
“I feel that you have learned your lesson and I’ll be happy to change things back to the way they were. But you’ll just have to wait nine months, though.
You got pregnant last night!"