SEAMSTRESS
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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!"
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 honourable reason, and in the best interest of
others.
That's our story, and we're sticking to it.
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