Punishment

I loved the short story punishment. I thought its story was very captivating and comical at moments. In the story their are two brothers that live together and they each have a wife. The two wives how ever do not get along by any means.  One day after work the one brother asks for dinner and the elder wife gets upset and asks him where the food is and if she should go out and get a job so they could have food in a very snide remark.  Anger probably shot through him faster than you could blink an eye.  Like how dare she challenge his man hood and his capability to provide for the family, or well thats what he was thinking. He just reacted and plunged the knife into her head.  Freaking out he asks his wife to take the blame and just say it was self defense.  But the wife young round and robust knew she was replaceable, was appalled at this judgment call and decided to beat him at his own game.  So when they officers asked what happened she merely remarked, "i killed her." Denied self defense, there being a fight everything.  Her husband was pissed and made up a story about how his brother killed the wife.  Yet they took his wife to court.  Finally at court he told the truth but the judge just thought it was sweet that he try'd and take the blame for his wife.  She knew in the end he loved her but she wasn't budging.  the wife took the blame and died with a sense of pride.