There was a Danish poet called Kasper Jorgensen who lived in a small apartment in Copenhagen. He was out of inspiration and so he went to see a doctor. The doctor suggested that he go on a holiday. Kasper said that he didn't have any money and he didn't speak French, so how could he go on a holiday. The doctor said why not go to Norway. Norwegians are practically Danish anyway. Kasper went to the library and found a book about confused Scandinavians. In that book he saw a famous Norwegian who was actually Danish and a Swede who was actually Norwegian. Kasper read a book written by a Danish woman who lived in Norway. He was so smitten with the book and began to feel inspired. He wrote to the writer asking if he could come to visit her. The writer welcomed him as she could use some inspiration herself.
So off Kasper set for Norway with fellow drunken travelers. When he got to Norway he asked for direction to the writer's place. The farmer said she's family and although he explained the connection it's very-very obscure that I can't remember how they were related. The farmer said he would give shelter to Kasper until the rain stops and Kasper could continue his journey. As it was, it never stops raining in Norway. And so Kasper stayed for a long time. But he didn't mind as he had already fell in love with the farmer's daughter. She was in love with him too. They couldn't be together because she was engaged to the neighbouring farmer's son. Kasper remembered that their love story resembled the story in the book whose writer he was on the way to meet. She had read it too and didn't want to be with Kasper because the girl in the book lived a life of regret when she upset her father. So Kasper took his broken heart back to Copenhagen. He never did see the writer he meant to meet. Before he left the girl gave him a lock of her hair and said that she would not cut her hair until they meet again.
Her hair grew very long and she regretted her decision. One day, as they were talking about her hair, her husband asked her to cut it. He was standing underneath a ramp to the cow shed. The ramp broke and a cow fell on him. He died. The girl immediately wrote to Kasper asking him to come and get her. The postman didn't keep the letter properly and the letter flew out of his carrier beg. Kasper never did get the letter.
She waited and waited and waited for Kasper. And her hair grew even longer. Eventually she hired the village children to help manage her hair. There was one girl who was particularly very good with her hair. She became her favourite.
The writer died. Kasper went to see the doctor who advised him to go to the funeral. The girl was advised by her hair-girl to go to the funeral as well as they were related. She was reluctant to go as the writer was Danish. The hair-girl said it doesn't matter.
Kasper and the girl met at the funeral and they were overjoyed. They went back to Copenhagen together. Kasper wrote a book of poems.
She wanted to cut her hair but Kasper didn't want her to. One day Kasper tripped over her hair and broke his arm. She took the opportunity and immediately called Norway asking the hair-girl to come.
The girl took a train to Oslo before boarding the ferry to Copenhagen. The train was full and the only empty seat was beside a young man. They talked. The young man told her that he was on his way to Copenhagen to see Kasper Jorgensen as he really liked the book Kasper had written.
They were met at the harbour by Kasper and his wife. They went to live with Kasper and wife at their place. The girl cut the wife's hair. The young man talked to Kasper. Eventually the hair-girl and the young man fell in love.
And that was how the narrator's parents met. Were it not for the broken ramp, the careless postman, and the full train, they wouldn't have met.
Aww...
This is also why I can't possibly become a writer. My writing is friggin' dry that even Hemingway would turn in his grave.
So off Kasper set for Norway with fellow drunken travelers. When he got to Norway he asked for direction to the writer's place. The farmer said she's family and although he explained the connection it's very-very obscure that I can't remember how they were related. The farmer said he would give shelter to Kasper until the rain stops and Kasper could continue his journey. As it was, it never stops raining in Norway. And so Kasper stayed for a long time. But he didn't mind as he had already fell in love with the farmer's daughter. She was in love with him too. They couldn't be together because she was engaged to the neighbouring farmer's son. Kasper remembered that their love story resembled the story in the book whose writer he was on the way to meet. She had read it too and didn't want to be with Kasper because the girl in the book lived a life of regret when she upset her father. So Kasper took his broken heart back to Copenhagen. He never did see the writer he meant to meet. Before he left the girl gave him a lock of her hair and said that she would not cut her hair until they meet again.
Her hair grew very long and she regretted her decision. One day, as they were talking about her hair, her husband asked her to cut it. He was standing underneath a ramp to the cow shed. The ramp broke and a cow fell on him. He died. The girl immediately wrote to Kasper asking him to come and get her. The postman didn't keep the letter properly and the letter flew out of his carrier beg. Kasper never did get the letter.
She waited and waited and waited for Kasper. And her hair grew even longer. Eventually she hired the village children to help manage her hair. There was one girl who was particularly very good with her hair. She became her favourite.
The writer died. Kasper went to see the doctor who advised him to go to the funeral. The girl was advised by her hair-girl to go to the funeral as well as they were related. She was reluctant to go as the writer was Danish. The hair-girl said it doesn't matter.
Kasper and the girl met at the funeral and they were overjoyed. They went back to Copenhagen together. Kasper wrote a book of poems.
She wanted to cut her hair but Kasper didn't want her to. One day Kasper tripped over her hair and broke his arm. She took the opportunity and immediately called Norway asking the hair-girl to come.
The girl took a train to Oslo before boarding the ferry to Copenhagen. The train was full and the only empty seat was beside a young man. They talked. The young man told her that he was on his way to Copenhagen to see Kasper Jorgensen as he really liked the book Kasper had written.
They were met at the harbour by Kasper and his wife. They went to live with Kasper and wife at their place. The girl cut the wife's hair. The young man talked to Kasper. Eventually the hair-girl and the young man fell in love.
And that was how the narrator's parents met. Were it not for the broken ramp, the careless postman, and the full train, they wouldn't have met.
Aww...
This is also why I can't possibly become a writer. My writing is friggin' dry that even Hemingway would turn in his grave.
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