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| Afternoon in the Park |
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| There once was a little boy
who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip where God lived, so he packed his
suitcase with Twinkies & a six-pack of root beer & he started his journey. |
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| When he had gone about
three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park just staring at some
pigeons. The boy sat down next to her & opened his suitcase. He was about
to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked hungry, so he
offered her a Twinkie. She gratefully accepted it & smiled at him. Her
smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered her a root beer.
Once again she smiled at him. The boy was delighted! |
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| They sat there all
afternoon eating & smiling, but they never said a word. |
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| As it began to grow dark,
the boy realized how tired he was & he got up to leave. He turned around, ran
back to the old woman & gave her a hug. She gave him her biggest smile ever. |
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| When the boy opened the
door to his own house a short time later, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on
his face. |
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| She asked him, "What
did you do today that made you so happy?" |
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| He replied, "I had
lunch with God. You know what? She's got the most beautiful smile I've ever
seen!" |
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| Meanwhile, the old woman,
also radiant with joy, returned to her home. |
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| Her son was stunned by the
look of peace on her face & he asked, "Mother, what did you do today that made
you so happy?" |
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| She replied, "I ate
Twinkies in the park with God. You know, he's much younger than I expected." |
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| by Julie A. Manhan |
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