Creative Writing: A Humorous Wedding

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It was a dark, stormy night when guests came to the palace. Their names were Diego, Pablo, Juanita, Gloria, Juan, Maria, Eduardo, Carlos, Cristina and Felipe. All of them received a mysterious note that said "Go to my palace for a big dinner and a very interesting night." When they arrived, a man in a tuxedo he went inside the house. He said his name was Jimenez and he was the steward of the house. He was very tall, skinny and old. "Why do we receive these notes?" Asked Carlos. "You will learn that soon," Jimenez said. I opened the door for the guests, waited to enter. An hour later, the guests sat down to dinner with Mr. Rodriguez, the owner of the palace, and his wife Sophie. He explained that he wanted to offer the opportunity to earn a

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