"The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber"

"The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" is about a man that tries to overcome his fears while on a safari in Africa. His wife, Margaret, and their guide, Robert Wilson, see a lion close to their camp one day. Wilson decides that they should go after it and try to kill it. When they get close to it, Macomber shoots it but is unable to kill it. The lion runs in the brush to hide, but the three think they need to kill it. When they approach the hidden lion, the lion sees them and goes after them. Macomber runs for his life, and his wife, Maraget, sees him. She considers him a coward for running from the lion. Since Wilson didn't run, she goes and sleeps with him that night. The next day, the three go hunting for buffalo. Macomber kills two buffalo and injures another on this hunt and is left ecstatic at the fact that he has overcome his fears. Unlike hunting for the lion, when a buffalo chases after him this time, he stands still and shoots at the buffalo but misses. Margaret picks up Macomber's extra gun and shoots him, and instead of killing the buffalo, she kills Francis. Margaret tries to explain to Wilson that it is an accident, but Wilson knows otherwise. He keeps taunting Margaret, and she keeps telling him to stop. When she finally says, "Please stop," he stops and says, "That's much better. I will stop now."