> >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 liv!
ing 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
> >alon! g the riverbank, and her husband fell into
the river and
disappeared
> >u nder 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."
> >
> >MORAL: 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.
> >
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