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One day, when a blacksmith was working next to a river,
his hammer fell into the water.
When he cried out, the Lord appeared and asked,
"My child, what is wrong?"
The blacksmith replied that his only hammer had fallen into the
water and that he needed it so that he could keep working and
make a living for his family.
The Lord dipped His hand into the water and pulled
up a solid gold hammer with a handle wrapped in rich,
brown leather. "Is this your hammer?" the Lord asked.
The blacksmith replied, "No."
The Lord again dipped into the river. He held out a
platinum hammer with a handle set with diamonds. "Is this
your hammer?" the Lord asked.
Again, the blacksmith replied, "No."
The Lord reached down again and came up with a
plain, worn iron hammer. "Is this your hammer?" the Lord asked.
The blacksmith replied, "Yes."
The Lord was pleased with the man's honesty and
gave him all three hammers to keep, and the blacksmith went home
happy.
Some years later, the blacksmith was walking with
his wife along the riverbank, and his wife fell into the
river and disappeared under the water. When he cried out, the
Lord again appeared and asked him, "What is wrong
child?"
"Oh Lord, my wife has fallen into the river!"
The Lord went down into the water and came up with
Angelina Jolie. "Is this your wife?" the Lord asked.
"Yes," cried the blacksmith.
The Lord was furious. "You lied! That is an
untruth!"
The blacksmith replied, "Oh, forgive me my Lord It
is a misunderstanding. You see, if I had said 'no' to Angelina Jolie,
you would have come up with Beyonce. Then if
I said 'no' to her, you would have come up with my wife.
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 wives, so THAT'S why I said 'yes' to
Angelina.
And so the Lord let him keep her.
The moral of this story is: Whenever a man lies,
it's for a good and honorable reason, and in the best interest
of all others.
his hammer fell into the water.
When he cried out, the Lord appeared and asked,
"My child, what is wrong?"
The blacksmith replied that his only hammer had fallen into the
water and that he needed it so that he could keep working and
make a living for his family.
The Lord dipped His hand into the water and pulled
up a solid gold hammer with a handle wrapped in rich,
brown leather. "Is this your hammer?" the Lord asked.
The blacksmith replied, "No."
The Lord again dipped into the river. He held out a
platinum hammer with a handle set with diamonds. "Is this
your hammer?" the Lord asked.
Again, the blacksmith replied, "No."
The Lord reached down again and came up with a
plain, worn iron hammer. "Is this your hammer?" the Lord asked.
The blacksmith replied, "Yes."
The Lord was pleased with the man's honesty and
gave him all three hammers to keep, and the blacksmith went home
happy.
Some years later, the blacksmith was walking with
his wife along the riverbank, and his wife fell into the
river and disappeared under the water. When he cried out, the
Lord again appeared and asked him, "What is wrong
child?"
"Oh Lord, my wife has fallen into the river!"
The Lord went down into the water and came up with
Angelina Jolie. "Is this your wife?" the Lord asked.
"Yes," cried the blacksmith.
The Lord was furious. "You lied! That is an
untruth!"
The blacksmith replied, "Oh, forgive me my Lord It
is a misunderstanding. You see, if I had said 'no' to Angelina Jolie,
you would have come up with Beyonce. Then if
I said 'no' to her, you would have come up with my wife.
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 wives, so THAT'S why I said 'yes' to
Angelina.
And so the Lord let him keep her.
The moral of this story is: Whenever a man lies,
it's for a good and honorable reason, and in the best interest
of all others.