A man in the village wanted to sell his house. During the solicitor’s search it transpired the stairs leading to the house did not belong to the house, but to the village.
This made the house impossible to sell.
The mayor of the village could not give the stairs to the house owner because they belong to the commune.
It really was not a big deal as the stairs only led to the house and are of no interest to anyone else.
But now the newspapers are involved.
Why?
The owner of the house has gone on hunger strike until he gets the staircase.
Poor timing, it’s two weeks to Christmas, bet not many people buy him presents!