Guest guest Posted January 31, 2002 Report Share Posted January 31, 2002 > > > > >> >A GIFT FOR MOM....... > > > > > > > > > >Three sons left home, went out on their own and > > prospered. > > > > > > > > > >Getting back together, they discussed the gifts they > > were > > >able to give > > > > >their elderly mother. > > > > > > > > > >The first said, " I built a big house for our mother. " > > > > > > > > > >The second said, " I sent her a Mercedes with a driver. " > > > > > > > > > >The third smiled and said, " I've got you, both beat. You > > > > >know how > > > > >Mom enjoys the Bible, and you know she can't see very > > well. > > >I sent her a > > > > >parrot that can recite the entire Bible. It took 20 > > monks > > >in a monastery > > > > >12 years to teach him. I had to pledge to contribute > > >$100,000.00 a year > > > > >for 10 years, but it was worth it. Mom just has to name > > the > > >chapter and > > > > >verse, and the parrot will recite it. " > > > > > > > > > >Soon thereafter, Mom sent out her letters of thanks: > > > > > > > > > > " Milton, " she wrote the first son, " the house you built > > is > > >so huge. I > > > > >live in only one room, but I have to clean the whole > > >house. " > > > > > > > > > > " Marvin, " she wrote to another, " I am too old to travel. > > I > > >stay home all > > > > >the time, so I never use the Mercedes. And the driver is > > so > > >rude! " > > > > > > > > > > " Dearest Melvin, " she wrote to her third son, " You were > > the > > >only son to > > > > >have the good sense to know what your mother likes. That > > > > >chicken was > > > > >delicious. " > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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