Thursday Special ~ Pecans in The Cemetery
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. 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 slowly 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’ me 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.
At last 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 kid on the bike.
Thank you Darlene, this one really made me smile!
Maynard said,
November 12, 2009 at 11:50 am
Moral of this story– hang onto your “nuts” or they may be divided!
Ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rummuser said,
November 12, 2009 at 2:11 pm
I wish that I had beaten Maynard to this.
kenju said,
November 12, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Very funny!
Grannymar said,
November 12, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Maynard - Did you really type that comment with your nose?
Ramana - Why? (she ask innocently?)
Judy -
Fiona said,
November 12, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Hi there Grannymar. Looking for someone who fits into a more mature age bracket to talk to me about concerts and the like. If you’re interested, can you email me at the above address and I’ll explain more? Thanks!
Grannymar said,
November 12, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Fiona, email on the way.
Nick said,
November 12, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Of course our souls aren’t divided up, what a ridiculous idea. Hang on, what’s this label on my arm “Hell Only. A Hopeless Case”. Where did that come from?
Grannymar said,
November 12, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Nick, See you in Hell!
Brighid said,
November 12, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Cute story, nutty but cute.
Magpie11 said,
November 12, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Ah! Worthy of remembering, that one….
Judy Harper said,
November 12, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Very funny! Your story is hilarious also Grannymar! LOL I’m going to have to remember this one to tell to my brother. He collects good funny stories!
Gail said,
November 12, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Judy Harper does your brother collect “nuts?”
Darlene said,
November 12, 2009 at 10:40 pm
You are welcome, Grannymar. You know that laughter is still the best medicine.
wisewebwoman said,
November 13, 2009 at 5:56 am
Where am I going and why am I in this handbasket with these nuts?
XO
WWW
gaelikaa said,
November 13, 2009 at 7:07 am
I’ve just been reading a blog post on pecan nuts.
Grannymar said,
November 13, 2009 at 10:06 am
Brighid - Cute for sure!
Magpie - Knowing you it will turn up again.
Judy - Good stories travel well.
Gail - Does he need to?
Darlene - A day without laughter, is a day wasted.
WWW - I always knew I was a nut! I often wondered about the others.
Gaelikaa - Was it as funny?
Alice said,
November 13, 2009 at 8:21 pm
One of the best I’ve seen lately!
Grannymar said,
November 13, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Alice, glad you enjoyed it.