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The Story of John and Paul
Page 1 A short time ago, in a land not too far from here, lived two little men called John and Paul. They got together because they were the getting together type, and lived in two housed side-by-side. Every day, the men would get up at dawn. They would get dressed and go outside. John would say, "Good evening," and Paul would reply, "Beautiful sunset." They would laugh, and then they would take their pet beetles for a walk. Page 2 One day, they awoke, walked their beetles, and they went to John's house to eat breakfast. John entered and said, "Someone's been eating my porridge!" Paul said, "Wrong story, idiot!" John replied, "Then why is there that little golden-haired girl living here?" Page 3 Paul said, "That's your wife, Cynthia!" John said, "Oh really? Prove it!" Paul went to the desk and got out a piece of paper. Page 4 "This is your marriage licence. See? John and Cynthia," he said. John said, "How did that happen?" Page 5 Paul said, "A man appeared on a flaming pie and said, 'From this day on you are married with an 'a'.' And you said, "But married is always spelled with an 'a'!' The man said, 'See? You're married!' 'Thank you, Mister Man,' you said, thanking him. And you took the pen and signed the paper," Paul said, holding up a pen. Page 6 John said, "A pen? A PEN? I'll give YOU a pen!" He pulled out a sword and stabbed Paul, who fell to the ground and dropped the pen. He was dead. Page 7 The moral? The sword is mightier than the pen. "Hey, that's not right!" Paul said. "Silence!" the narrator said. "You're dead!" Page 8 "But it wasn't right," John said. "All right, all right," the narrator said. "It's 'the pen is mightier than the sword.' " Paul said, "So shouldn't you rewrite the ending?" Page 9 The narrator said, "No! It's too much work. The readers will understand. And be quiet. You're dead." Page 10 "Okay," Paul said, and died. John said, "Well, that's better, eh?" The narrator said, "Yes Johnny. Eat your cornflakes." Site and contents (except where otherwise noted) Copyright © 2004- Kethrim |