There once was a man who had saved a lot of money during his life. It had become extremely important to him.
It was so important, in fact, that he made his wife promise
him that, when he died, she would bury all his money with
him. Well, one day, he did die. At the funeral, dressed in
black and crying, the man's wife stood and placed a shoe
box inside the casket right before he was buried. Her friend
leaned over and asked her, "Did you really bury all his
money with him?" The wife answered, "I promised I would
So, I put all his money into my account and wrote him a
check." This story just shows you that you really can't take
money with you when you die.
What was the main idea of the paragraph?
O A. Wives should honor their husbands' wishes.
B. You can't take money with you when you die.
O C. Husbands can't trust their wives.
D. You shouldn't make promises you can't keep.