theweddinghelper
07-27-2006, 05:53 PM
ONE DAY, A SEAMSTRESS WAS SEWING WHILE SITTING CLOSE
TO A RIVER AND 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.:p
SOME YEARS LATER,
THE SEAMSTRESS WAS WALKING WITH HER HUSBAND ALONG THE
SAME 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 MEL
GIBSON. "IS THIS
YOUR HUSBAND?" THE LORD ASKED.
"YES," CRIED THE SEAMSTRESS.:bbconfused:
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 MEL
GIBSON, YOU WOULD
HAVE COME UP WITH TOM CRUISE. THEN, IF I SAID 'NO' TO
HIM, YOU WOULD
HAVE COME UP WITH MY HUSBAND, AND 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
MEL GIBSON."
THE MORAL OF THIS STORY IS: 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. :bblol:
TO A RIVER AND 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.:p
SOME YEARS LATER,
THE SEAMSTRESS WAS WALKING WITH HER HUSBAND ALONG THE
SAME 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 MEL
GIBSON. "IS THIS
YOUR HUSBAND?" THE LORD ASKED.
"YES," CRIED THE SEAMSTRESS.:bbconfused:
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 MEL
GIBSON, YOU WOULD
HAVE COME UP WITH TOM CRUISE. THEN, IF I SAID 'NO' TO
HIM, YOU WOULD
HAVE COME UP WITH MY HUSBAND, AND 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
MEL GIBSON."
THE MORAL OF THIS STORY IS: 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. :bblol: