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Erlkönig: nuts.shtmlFrom: Jessica > There was a huge nut tree by 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. The bucket was so full, several rolled out towards the > fence. > > Cycling down the road by the cemetery was a third boy. 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." > He knew what it was. "Oh my god!" he shuddered, > "It's Satan and St. Peter dividing the souls at the cemetery!" > > He cycled down the road and found an old man with a cane, hobbling along. > "Come quick!" he said, "You won't believe what I heard. Satan and St. > Peter are down at the cemetery dividing the souls." > The man said, "Shoo, you brat! Can't you see I'm finding it hard to walk > as it is!" > > After several pleas, the man hobbled to the cemetery and heard, "One for > you, one for me. One for you, one..." > The old man whispered, "Boy, you's been tellin' the truth! Let's see if > we can see the Devil himself." > > Shivering with fear, they edged toward the fence, still unable to see > anything, but they heard, "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for > me. And one last one for you. That's all. Let's go get those nuts by > the fence, and we'll be done." > > They say the old guy made it to town 10 minutes before the > boy! |