From: Jessica
> There was a huge nut 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. The bucket was so full, several rolled out towards the
> fence.
>
> Cycling down the road by the cemetery was a third boy. 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."
> He knew what it was. "Oh my god!" he shuddered,
> "It's Satan and St. Peter dividing the souls at the cemetery!"
>
> He cycled down the road and found an old man with a cane, hobbling along.
> "Come quick!" he said, "You won't believe what I heard. Satan and St.
> Peter are down at the cemetery dividing the souls."
> The man said, "Shoo, you brat! Can't you see I'm finding it hard to walk
> as it is!"
>
> After several pleas, the man hobbled to the cemetery and heard, "One for
> you, one for me. One for you, one..."
> The old man whispered, "Boy, you's been tellin' the truth! Let's see if
> we can see the Devil himself."
>
> Shivering with fear, they edged toward the fence, still unable to see
> anything, but they heard, "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for
> me. And one last one for you. That's all. Let's go get those nuts by
> the fence, and we'll be done."
>
> They say the old guy made it to town 10 minutes before the
> boy!
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