Det er ikke så ofte vi tar med engelske tekster, men for denne historien som dumpet ned på e-post hos oss gjør vi ett unntak.
The CIA had an opening for an assassin. After all of the background
checks, interviews, and testing were done, there were three
finalists, two men and a woman.
For the final test, the CIA agents took one of the men to a large
metal door and handed him a gun.
«We must know that you will follow your instructions, no matter what
the circumstances. Inside of this room, you will find your wife
sitting in a chair. Kill her!»
The first man said, «You can’t be serious. I could never shoot my
wife.» The agent said, «Then you’re not the right man for this job.»
The second man was given the same instructions. He took the gun and
went into the room. All was quiet for about five minutes. Then the
man came out with tears in his eyes. ‘I tried, but I can’t kill my
wife.» The agent said, «You don’t have what it takes. Take your wife
and go home.»
Finally, it was the woman’s turn.
She was given the same instructions to kill her husband. She took the
gun and went into the room. Shots were heard, one shot after another.
They heard screaming, crashing, banging on the walls. After a few
minutes, all was quiet. The door opened slowly and there stood the
woman. She wiped the sweat from her brow, and said, «This gun is
loaded with blanks, so I had to beat him to death with the chair.»
