Wife-Swapping, Bulgarian Style
The Telegraph reports on an unusual deal recently reached in Bulgaria. A farmer, less than lucky in love has swapped his wife - for a goat.
A luckless Bulgarian farmer who was been married three times has decided to try his hand at marriage one last time - with a goat.
Stoil Panayotov exchanged his third wife with Elena the eight-year-old goat at a livestock market in March - because she couldn't provide him with a child.
The extraordinary deal was concluded in front of a stunned crowd in the market town of Plovdiv, central Bulgaria.
"The day before a friend told me that he has had no luck with women and that he really liked my wife," says the 54-year-old. "The deal was reached when my wife gave her approval.
We're completely unsure who got the better end of this deal. Nor do we want to speculate. There are some things one should not kid about. Apparently, Bulgaria is a literal nanny state.
Animals, World news | Gaius Sunday, 13 April , 2008
By Lars Walker, Sunday, 13 April , 2008 @ 6:54 am
I think Elena got the best of the deal.
By Lars Walker, Sunday, 13 April , 2008 @ 6:55 am
Oops. Correct that. I thought "Elena" was the wife. I mean, "The wife got the best of the deal."Sigh.
By martian, Sunday, 13 April , 2008 @ 1:23 pm
Truth is truly much stranger than friction. You just can’t make this stuff up!