The Short, Happy Life of Francis Macomber

"The Shory, Happy Life of Francis Macomber" is a short story about a unappy married coupe, who go on a safari in Africa, Macomber is hunting on the safari with Wilson, the leader. The first hunt they go on is for lions; however, Macomber gets scared and runs away from the lion. This makes his wife, Margot, very unhappy and mad. She goes on without really talking to Macomber the rest of the day. Later on in the evening she sneaks out of the tent to be with Wilson. Macomber wakes up, and when she returns he asks her where she has been. Margot responds with "I stepped outside to get a breath of fresh air." The following day they go on a hunt for buffalo. Only on this hunt Macomber is no longer a coward; he isn't afraid of the buffalo one bit. This bother Margot very much, and it causes her to do something that no one would expect. She shoots her husband; however, Wilson is the only person that knows that this was not an accident it was on purpose.