Two old men agree, pro bono publico, to write a book about the villages where they were born, but they fall out half-way: was the hilltop chapel of Our Lady of Nazareth apportioned to the village of grandad 1 following a territorial distribution, or did it remain part of village 2, minus the Virgin, misappropriated by the village of grandad 1? They agree to disagree, and write the book in two halves, but before publication grandad 2 dies. At the presentation, the widow says a few words, and then grandad 1 stands up and says: You see, I was right all along! Thunder rolls, the clouds part, and the Virgin serves some much-needed drinks.
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