Four of you are at the table. With a cheeky smile on your face, you lean back easily in your chair.
Your Franconian sayings make me laugh. You play with a kind of ease and confidence. No long thinking, no dwelling on missed chances. At least once in every round comes a firm, “Nachgekaddelt wird net!”
And, you don’t even deny it, you like to peek at the other players’ cards. Which makes your advice on what should be played even more helpful.
Everyone somehow tolerates it. You do it with such charming cheek that no one can really object.
And again and again, an almost outrageously bold laugh escapes you.
While playing, I see a different side of you. Not the sensible mother, but the mischievous, carefree Maria. It brings me joy to see you like this.
One day, I want to play Schafkopf with the same confidence.
Maybe with a little less cheating.
Written by Lisi Sperber
Photo by Sven Ciupka on Unsplash
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