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Three dead men were brought to the city morgue.
All three had died with a smile on their face and the police wanted to know why.
The coroner soon found out.
"The first body is that of a miser," he explained. "He died while doing what he enjoyed doing the most, counting his money. Hence the smile.
The second man was a gambler.
He was smiling because he had a winning hand when a heart attack felled him.
The third man was struck by lightning."
"But why was he smiling?" asked the policeman.
ibrahimkhaleel
The coroner said, "It is because the man when struck by lightning which struck him on the stomach felt like laughing. He laughed before knowing that lightning can cause death and so he fell down dead with a smile on his lips.
trishlaprasad
The fact is that when the lightning struck him, he thought somebody is taking his photograph. So, he gave a smile!!
shagunsingh
The third man was a thief who stole away the money after the heart attack of the first man. He was smiling because before dying he was successful in stealing from the first man..
fabiandaniels
1)because he wanted to know for what he was smiling 2)he was a speaker 3)he thought that it was a photograph light and he smiled.
lavanyanarayan
The third man was an electrician. He had gone to a man's house a few days ago and the man treated him badly. The electrician felt humiliated and tried to commit suicide but his wife stopped him. When he went to another man's house and went to fix a bulb, he got a shock and he died with a smile on his face. This is called 'suicide scene'!
sayalisaoji
The coroner said that the third person was an ice maker. That day he was called to a marriage to bring ice. When he was going to the marriage, suddenly it started raining and lightening. He was struck by the lightning and died after some time. But he was smiling because he was carrying ice in a box and when lightening struck him, he fell on the box and felt cool.
ashwin
The third man was a farmer. He was smiling because it was raining and his crops could grow well, but suddenly he was struck by lightning.
shefalijaiswal
The third man must have been happy seeing the other two dying and unfortunately at that moment he must have also died .
abhimanyu
As he was a great robber when he died he became free from all his bad action so he laughed and wished for a good life next time.
jacky-lou
The coroner said, "That man is a famous thief. He is always in the newspaper. He is the most photographed thief in the place. He was in and out of the prison a few days ago. Before that man died, he stole the money from the miser and when he passed by a gambling area, he witnessed the winning moment of the gambler. When the gambler had a heart attack, he had the chance to steal the money from the gambler. When the lightning struck, he thought another photographer got a picture of him. So, he smiled."
atindriya ghosh
He was suffering from cancer and did not have long to live . When he was walking on the beach he saw the storm clouds gather. When he was struck by lightning he was smiling because God had saved him from immense pain and suffering.
janice
The man who was struck by lightning trusted in Hope. He always hoped for the best and died happy.
jj
Because he owed money to both men
Monica Nagar
The third man was smiling because he was a good person and was at that time returning home after helping a poor old man in lifting up his heavy bag. He was thus satisfied and happy with his kind deed. But unfotunately he didn't notice the wire which was broken from the pole and was lying on the ground. He accidently put his right foot on it and died giving a nice smile on his face.
sirija_pushpam@yahoo.com
Here, lightning means while taking photos this man died smilingly.{ie. he mistook the flash of photos to the lightning.}
Alina
He was laughing at a funny joke.
UDITA BAJAJ - Ludhiana
He was smiling because when he saw the lightning, he thought that God has come on earth to bless him. So he passed away with a smile.
Rohan
The third man was a good man who always helped the poor. So when he was helping a poor man by carrying a heavy bag for the poor man the lightning struck him and he died happily by doing his favourite work.
love
Because he saw his friend was happy so he was also happy.
chinmai
THE THIRD MAN WAS LAUGHING BECAUSE HE WAS A POLICEMAN.
suseelabai
The third man died with a smile because, he was very happy that both his neighbours died at the same time.
Anushka
The third man was smiling when he died as he knew that he would be going away to another world.
Cyprian Monis SJ
The third person died during lightning because he was happy to find a lighter which he was searching in the dark to light a candle!
Blessy
The third person died smiling back at the glowing lightning.
DEEPESH
The fact is that when the lightning struck him, he thought somebody is taking his photograph. So, he smiled!!
j fathima saheema
He had seen a funny joker.
emma murphy
The third man was an electrician. He had gone to a man's house a few days ago and the man treated him badly. The electrician felt humiliated and tried to commit suicide but his wife stopped him. When he went to another man's house and went to fix a bulb, he got a shock and he died with a smile on his face. This is called 'suicide scene'.
TARUNI REDDY V
He was seeing a joker as he himself was a joker only.
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