by Tom&Shelly » Tue Jul 23, 2024 5:50 pm
Little brother and big sister: "Tell us a scary story Daddy!"
Dad: " Well, okay. This is the story about a king and his castle long ago, and a monster called Yellow Fingers, who lived in the moat. The monster wouldn't let anyone leave the castle, so the king decided it was necessary to slay that monster, and he sent out his knights. But Yellow Fingers was too tough, and ate all the knights.
So the king sent out his squires, and the squires did battle with Yellow Fingers, but the monster was too powerful, and ate them.
Finally in desparation, the king sent out his pages. And, somehow, the pages defeated the monster Yellow Fingers, and were able to leave the castle!
And the moral of the story is: Let your pages do the walking through the Yellow Fingers."
Little sister: "I don't get it."
Dad: "Well, this was a time long ago, before there were cell phones."
Little brother: "That is scary."
Dad: "And the telephone company would print a book, free to everyone, that had everyone's name, phone number, and address."
Little brother: "Aaaaahhhhhh!"
Little sister: "Yikes! That is so scary!"