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. In the process of counting the nuts, several dropped
out of their hand or bags and rolled down toward the fence.
Outside of 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. 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 Lord." 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.
Suddenly they heard, "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.
--
~Nicky~
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. In the process of counting the nuts, several dropped
out of their hand or bags and rolled down toward the fence.
Outside of 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. 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 Lord." 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.
Suddenly they heard, "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.
--
~Nicky~
