One night, the husband, returning home late, notices that the house is unusually quiet. As he enters the bedroom, he’s puzzled to find four legs under the blanket. Trying not to make any noise, he fumbles for a flashlight and, to his surprise, discovers his wife wielding a tennis racket, frantically attacking the blanket.

Confused and concerned, he exclaims, “What in the world are you doing?”

His wife, still in combat mode, looks up and says, “There are intruders in our bed! I’m defending us!”

The husband, now realizing the misunderstanding, can’t help but chuckle. “Sweetheart,” he says, “I forgot to tell you – my parents decided to drop by for a surprise visit. I put them in our room.”

The wife, caught between relief and embarrassment, puts down the racket and sighs, “Well, a little heads-up would have been nice. I thought we were under attack!”