Dividing the Pecans
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> On the outskirts of town, there was a big old pecan tree
> by the cemetery fence. One day two boys filled up a
> bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight,
> and began dividing the nuts.
>
> "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me," said one boy.
> Several were dropped and rolled down toward the fence
>
> Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle.
> As he passed, he thought he heard voices from inside the
> cemetery. He slowed down to investigate. Sure enough, he heard,
> "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me."
> He just knew what it was. "Oh my," he shuddered, "it's
> Satan and the Lord dividing the souls at the cemetery.
>
> He jumped back on his bike and rode off. Just around the
> bend he met an old man with a cane, hobbling along
> "Come here quick," said the boy, "you won't believe what I heard.
> Satan and the Lord are down at the cemetery dividing up the souls."
>
> The man said, "Beat it, kid, can't you see it's hard for me to walk."
> When the boy insisted, though, the man hobbled to the cemetery.
> Standing by the fence they heard, "One for you, one for me.
> One for you, one for me."
>
> The old man whispered, "Boy, you've been tellin' the truth.
> Let's see if we can see the devil himself."
> Shaking with fear, they peered through the fence,
> yet were still unable to see anything. The old man and the boy
> gripped the wrought iron bars of the fence tighter and tighter
> as they tried to get a glimpse of Satan.
>
> At last they heard, "One for you, one for me. And one last one for you.
>
> That's all. Now let's go get those nuts by the fence, and we'll be
done."
>
> They say the old guy made it back to town 5 minutes before the boy. >> |
