It happened one night

It was a cold dreary night,
When a young lad shivering and lonely,
Saw an old lady sleeping on the roadside,
with a rug covered tightly.

He was tired and hungry,
And it was very cold too.
He thought,”Lemme sleep beside,
and share the rug too."

He tried to wake up the lady,
But she would not budge.
So the covered himself and felt happy,
And he was fast asleep as if in a lodge.

Morning he got up and was fresh awake,
The old lady was still asleep.
He whispered a thanks, gave a shake,
and went off in search of work.

Late in the afternoon,
as he wandered back,
hoping to get any odd  job soon,
he saw a crowd and was taken aback.

It was the same place,
where he slept that night.
He went closer and asked, "What happened in this place?"
Somebody told, "An old woman died, looks like from yesterday night."