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Moses Mendelssohn, the grandfather of the well-known German composer, was far from being handsome. Along with a rather short stature, he had a grotesque hunchback. One day he visited a merchant in Hamburg who had a lovely daughter named Frumtje. Moses fell hopelessly in love with her. But Frumtje was repulsed by his misshapen appearance.

When it came time for him to leave, Moses gathered his courage and climbed the stairs to her room to take one last opportunity to speak with her. She was a vision of heavenly beauty, but caused him deep sadness by her refusal to look at him. After several attempts at conversation, Moses shyly asked, "Do you believe marriages are made in heaven?"

"Yes," she answered, still looking at the floor. "And do you?"

"Yes I do," he replied. "You see, in heaven at the birth of each boy, the Lord announces which girl he will marry. When I was born, my future bride was pointed out to me. Then the Lord added, `But your wife will be humpbacked."

"Right then and there I called out, `Oh Lord, a humpbacked woman would be a tragedy. Please, Lord give me the hump and let her be beautiful."

Then Frumtje looked up into his eyes and was stirred by some deep memory. She reached out and gave Mendelssohn her hand and later became his devoted wife.

By Barry and Joyce Vissell
from Chicken Soup for the Soul
Copyright 1993 by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen

can u believe that i got up at 4 am and start reading a random book i grab from the shelf. there is something wrong wiht my system, maybe its because of the shocking result i got fr my test. as everyone knows i am not a fan of reading, however when i came accross this short story it got stuck in my head for awhile (actully till this veryday)… i cant get it out of my system, maybe by writting it down and sharing it with friends might let me forget about it.. i think i am getting too soft inside !!! a soft heart is good, but not too soft… anyway guys enjoy the story and hope it will stick in your head as how it does to me.. hahahaha…. tata