A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I did not like this story as much as I have liked others because I found this story slightly boring. It was about an old Norwegian man with enormous wings that was held captive by a couple who believed him to be an angel. A priest became obsessed with the angel and thought him an imposter. The angel was harshly treated and the couple made money off of him by locking him in a chicken coop and charging admission to see him. That is no way to treat a human being and that is especially no way to treat an angel. The couple had a baby that was ill and was not very important to the story at all, yet he was mentioned at the beginning and end of the story. Throughout the story, the angel became very ill, but he would not die.  After several months, people grew tired of him and took an interest in spider-woman instead. The author gave so much background on the woman who turned into a spider and I found the information pointless. Even the priest grew tired of the angel. Eventually one day, the angel's wings became darker and he ditched the chicken coop and flew into the sky. The couple was relived that the annoying angel was out of their lives and padded their windows so no more angels could get in.  The couple ironically thought they were living "in a hell of angels" because the angel had invaded their house and seemed to duplicate. The ending left me unsatisfied because I want to know what happens to the angel? Another question I have is how long was the angel with the couple? Was he acually an angel or an old Norwegian man with wings?