SnAkEbItE
January 21st, 2003, 05:15 PM
On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old
pecan tree just inside 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 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 telling' the
truth. Let's see if we can see the Lord 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 the
Lord.
At last they heard, "One for you, one for me." And one
last "One for you, one for me. That's all. Now let's
go get those nuts by the fence, and we'll be done."
............ They say the old man made it back to
town a full 5 minutes ahead of the boy on the bike!!!
pecan tree just inside 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 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 telling' the
truth. Let's see if we can see the Lord 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 the
Lord.
At last they heard, "One for you, one for me." And one
last "One for you, one for me. That's all. Now let's
go get those nuts by the fence, and we'll be done."
............ They say the old man made it back to
town a full 5 minutes ahead of the boy on the bike!!!