Goodbye Mister De Vries

Mister De Vries 93 sits at his window awaiting his death Until one cold winter day he is surprised by the arrival of a parcel When he subsequently sees a pigeon flying off he knows that this is no ordinary message His time has come Mister De Vries momentarily hesitates to open it When he chances it he finds his old Frisian skates Theres only one thing to be done