 The viper a widow lived alone on the top floor of an apartment house One morning her telephone rang Hello, she said This is the viper a man said I'm coming up A half hour later the telephone rang again it was the same man It's the viper. He said I'll be up soon Widow didn't know what to think but she was getting frightened Once more the telephone rang again. It was the viper I'm coming up now. He said She quickly called the police. They said they would be right over when the doorbell rang she sighed with relief They're here. She thought But when she opened the door there stood a little old man with a bucket and a cloth I'm the viper. He said I wish to wash and wipe the windows