The Seamstress
One day, when a seamstress was sewing while sitting close to a
river, her thimble fell into the river. When she cried out, the
Lord appeared and asked, "My dear child, why are you crying?"
The seamstress replied that her thimble had fallen into the
water and that she needed it to help her husband in making a
living for their family.
The Lord dipped His hand into the water and pulled up a golden
thimble set with pearls. "Is this your thimble?" the Lord
asked. The seamstress replied, "No."
The Lord again dipped into the river. He held out a silver
thimble ringed with sapphires. "Is this your thimble?"
the Lord asked.
Again, the seamstress replied, "No."
The Lord reached down again and came up with a leather thimble.
"Is this your thimble?" the Lord asked.
The seamstress replied, "Yes." The Lord was pleased with the
woman's honesty and gave her all three thimbles to keep, and the
seamstress went home happy. Some years later, the seamstress
was walking with her husband along the riverbank, and her
husband fell into the river and disappeared under the water.
When she cried out, the Lord again appeared and asked her, "Why
are you crying?"
"Oh Lord, my husband has fallen into the river!"
The Lord went down into the water and came up with Brad Pitt.
"Is this your husband?" the Lord asked.
"Yes," cried the seamstress.
The Lord was furious. "You lied! That is an untruth!"
The seamstress replied, "Oh, forgive me, my Lord. It is a
misunderstanding. You see, if I had said 'no'
to Brad Pitt, you would
have come up with Tom Cruise. Then if I said 'no' to him, you
would have come up with my husband. Had I then said 'yes,' you would
have given me all three. Lord, I'm not in the best of health and
would not be able to take care of all three husbands -- so THAT'S
why I said 'yes' to Brad Pitt."
MORAL: Whenever a woman lies, it's for a good and honorable
reason, and in the best interest of others. That's our story, and we're
sticking to it.
[ Author Unknown -- from Bob Francis (sirbob@pcez.com) ]
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