the thimble

One day, when a seamstress was sewing while
sitting
close to a river, 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.

Some years later, the seamstress was walking with
her husband along the 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!" She
answered.

The Lord went down into the water and came up
with
Mel Gibson.
Is this your husband?" the Lord asked.
"Yes," cried the seamstress.

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.

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!