DELICIOUS MISTAKE Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957), Italian
conductor, had a great respect for composer Giacomo Puccini''''s
music, and they were good
friends. Every Christmas, Puccini sent a cake to each of his friends. One year, having quarreled * with Toscanini just before Christmas, he tried to cancel the order for the
conductor''''s cake. But it was too late - the cake had already been dispatched. The following day, Toscanini received a telegram from Puccini: "The cake was sent by mistake." He replied by return: "The cake was eaten by mistake." (Adapted from The Little, Brown Book of Anecdotes, edited by Clifton Fadiman.) By Fausto Fabio de Araujo