Right Action

Though Kakas was the tractor repairman at the co-op, Mari never could have imagined that he had such a big tool.

If the gate's open, go in. That's a basic rule of village life. It was then. It is now. So Mari naturally strolled right in to the Kakas home as she made her rounds checking infants and newborns.

And there it was... Well... there they were: young Kakas, with all his muscles showing (and more), making love to his wife (baby asleep) with a tenderness and intensity that left Mari transfixed.

At the co-op Kakas was known for being slow but thorough, and Mari now saw that his reputation was deserved. Mari watched for what seemed like a very long time, sneaking out only after the climax, exhilarated, guilty, and undetected.

The next day, she returned. After all, she had to check on the little eight-week old, a handsome little boy who was already the subject of gossip. And again there they were. Again Mari watched. Only on the fourth day did she finally manage to check the baby, whose beauty she now understood.

To this day she can not pass the Kakas house without wanting to check the gate. And she thanks her lucky stars for late-night German TV.