{"id":3091,"date":"2025-12-12T19:01:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T19:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readinstory.com\/?p=3091"},"modified":"2025-12-12T19:01:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T19:01:27","slug":"we-hunted-for-the-final-piece-only-to-discover-the-entire-puzzle-was-flawed-the-result-was-hilariously-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readinstory.com\/?p=3091","title":{"rendered":"We Hunted for the Final Piece, Only to Discover the Entire Puzzle Was Flawed. The Result Was Hilariously Wrong!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"342\"><strong data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"340\">\u201cThe Rooster That Never Was\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"535\">A blonde calls her boyfriend in a bit of a panic and says,<br data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"405\" \/>\u201cPlease come over and help me. I\u2019ve been staring at this jigsaw puzzle for hours, and I just can\u2019t figure out how to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"625\">Her boyfriend chuckles and asks,<br data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"572\" \/>\u201cWhat\u2019s it supposed to look like when it\u2019s finished?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\"><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"627\" data-end=\"736\">She replies with complete confidence,<br data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"667\" \/>\u201cAccording to the picture on the box, it\u2019s supposed to be a rooster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"1025\">Curious and amused, he drives over to her apartment. When he walks in, he finds puzzle pieces scattered across the kitchen table like a tiny cardboard battlefield. She\u2019s sitting there with a furrowed brow, surrounded by bits of red, white, and black that absolutely refuse to make sense.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\"><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1027\" data-end=\"1221\">He studies the pieces for a moment, then picks up the box and examines the image. Slowly, a smile creeps across his face\u2014the kind that says he\u2019s trying very, very hard not to burst out laughing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1223\" data-end=\"1287\">\u201cSweetheart,\u201d he says gently, \u201cI\u2019ve got good news and bad news.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\"><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1368\">She leans forward eagerly. \u201cJust tell me how to start\u2014where do the corners go?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1370\" data-end=\"1543\">He sets the box down and takes her hands, still fighting the urge to laugh.<br data-start=\"1445\" data-end=\"1448\" \/>\u201cFirst of all\u2026 no matter how hard we try, these pieces are never going to look like a rooster.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\"><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1545\" data-end=\"1584\">Her eyes widen in confusion. \u201cWhy not?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1586\" data-end=\"1664\">He turns the box so she can see it clearly and taps the front with his finger.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1666\" data-end=\"1758\">\u201cBecause\u2026\u201d he says, barely holding it together, \u201cthese are pieces from a box of Cornflakes.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\"><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"1854\">She stares at the box\u2014then at the pieces\u2014then back at him.<br data-start=\"1818\" data-end=\"1821\" \/>A long moment of stunned silence.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1856\" data-end=\"1909\">Finally, she whispers, \u201c\u2026So there\u00a0<em data-start=\"1890\" data-end=\"1897\">isn\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0a rooster?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1911\" data-end=\"1983\">He pulls her into a hug, laughing.<br data-start=\"1945\" data-end=\"1948\" \/>\u201cNot today, sweetheart. Not today.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe Rooster That Never Was\u201d A blonde calls her boyfriend in a bit of a panic and says,\u201cPlease come over and help me. 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