Goat In The Meze_A farcical look at Greek life by Katerina Nikolas

Author:Katerina Nikolas [Nikolas, Katerina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 68

A Wedding Ban

After Adonis dropped the Pappas’s now dead pet goat Krasi off at the taverna for Yiota to cook he called in at the church where he found the Pappas polishing his briefcase cutlery collection and muttering about the exorbitant price of Holy wine. Adonis scowled at his cousin’s husband and told him Petula was most upset as the goat had wandered off and was apparently lost, and he Adonis, expected no repercussions to land on his cousin. The Pappas feigned innocence, pretending Adonis’ subtle allusions to his wife beating tendencies went over his head.

Surmising Petula would be busy looking for the lost goat, the Pappas voiced his thoughts she may not have bothered to have a hot meal waiting for him on the table and perhaps he should dine at the taverna ‘Mono Ellinka Trofima.’

Desperate to keep the Pappas away from any sight or smell of the goat his cousin Yiota would soon be serving, Adonis persuaded the Pappas to allow him to drive him home, promising to stop en route and buy him a large bottle of Holy wine and a bag of savoury sausage pies and some sweet bougatsas from the bakery. Adonis would also be on hand to ensure Petula did not accidentally walk into the Pappas’ fist.

The Pappas found Adonis’ presence in his home menacing enough to keep his fists off Petula. Once Adonis took his leave the Pappas satisfied himself by banning Petula from attending the wedding of Fat Christos and Tassia as a fitting punishment for her carelessness in allowing his darling pet goat to wander off. Petula was relieved not to feel his fists, but was most upset she had been summarily banned from the wedding celebrations.

After that old fool Vasilis had waved a tearful goodbye to his mail order bride by sending her on her way to the plastic surgery clinic in Athens in a taxi, he was about to climb onto the donkey and make his way to Stavroula’s taverna when he had an unexpected visitor. He was desperate to be in the presence of his possible daughter and forge a special relationship with her to make up for all the years he had not known she was the fruit of his loins.

Vasilis’ unexpected visitor was Bald Yannis who’d decided he wanted his toupee back after all, never knowing when it would come in handy. He had paid good money for his terrible toupee and hated to lose anything of value. Vasilis agreed to hand over the toupee if Bald Yannis agreed to say no more of the matter of mail order Masha stealing it. Finally rid of Bald Yannis, Vasilis climbed on the donkey and headed to Stavroulas.

“Stavroula my dear, how lovely you look this evening,” he greeted her, adding “and as fragrant as these,” presenting her with a bunch of wild flowers he had picked en route.

Stavroula’s hackles naturally began to rise at the sight of that old fool Vasilis acting so nice. She had already

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