BS: Story for today: Nov 24

Subject: Story for today: Nov 24
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 24 Nov 00 - 03:41 AM

THIS, O my Best Beloved, is a story--a new and a wonderful story--a story quite different from the other stories--a story about The Most Wise Sovereign Suleiman-bin-Daoud -- Solomon the Son of David. There are three hundred and fifty-five stories about Suleiman- bin-Daoud; but this is not one of them.

Now, pay attention once again! One day Suleiman-bin-Daoud went into the wilderness. After many days and many nights wandering in solitude, a Mighty Wonder caught his eye from a great distance. He approached the Mighty Wonder until at last he came next to ti and bent to pick it up. "Allah akhbar!" cried Suleiman-bin-Daoud. It was a cricket ball.

Suleiman-bin-Daoud continued through the wilderness for another day and night, when his eye was caught by another Mighty Wonder at a great distance. He approached the Mighty wonder once again, and once again bent to pick it up. "Allah ed din!" cried Suleiman-bin-Daoud. It was another cricket ball.

The Great and Wise Suleiman-bin-Daoud wandered many more days in the wilderness, but saw no more Wonders until, on his last day in the wilderness, as he was making his way back to his Queen, the Beautiful and Wise Balkis, he saw a third Mighty Wonder at a great distance. Approaching it with Awe and Reverence, Suleiman-bin-Daoud cried "Well, stone me!". It was a castrated cricket. "Insha'Allah!", sighed Suleiman-bin-Daoud.

Subject: RE: BS: Story for today: Nov 24
From: Auxiris
Date: 24 Nov 00 - 05:35 AM

I am ever so pleased to see that other people are starting to post stories. . . thank you for taking the time to do so, Steve; a good one!

cheers,

Aux

Subject: RE: BS: Story for today: Nov 24
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 24 Nov 00 - 05:38 AM

It's actually one of Rudyard Kipling's "Just So" stories, Aux. For some reason, the publishers rejected it.

Steve

Subject: RE: BS: Story for today: Nov 24
From: Auxiris
Date: 24 Nov 00 - 05:54 AM

I can't imagine why. . . LOL! Well, then again, there are publishers in all the different fields of publishing (music, prose, poetry and so forth) who have been trying to muzzle creative folks for some time now, eh?

cheers,

Aux

Subject: RE: BS: Story for today: Nov 24
From: GUEST,micca at work.
Date: 24 Nov 00 - 07:20 AM

Parkesey, you are an evil scrote!!!!! that caught me , coffee down the nose, on the keyboard, down the front of my lab coat.. and three teaching staff, turning simultaneously and asking "whats wrong with you""

Subject: RE: BS: Story for today: Nov 24
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 24 Nov 00 - 08:36 AM

NIce one ,Steve, I may steal it (What do I mean, may?). Isn't it from the Tales of Bert Al-Hansell?
RtS

Subject: RE: BS: Story for today: Nov 24
From: Morticia
Date: 24 Nov 00 - 08:51 AM

Brilliant.....and just what I needed before I go off to the dentist.....thanks :)

Subject: RE: BS: Story for today: Nov 24
From: Bert
Date: 24 Nov 00 - 11:35 AM

Nah! I've still got mine Skiff;-)