> One day, when a seamstress was sewing while sitting close to a river, >> > her thimble fell into the river. >> > >> > When she cried out, the Lord appeared and asked, "My dear child, why >are you crying?" >> > >> > The seamstress replied that her thimble had fallen into the water >> > and that she needed it to help her husband in making a living for >> > their family. >> > >> > The Lord dipped His hand into the water and pulled up a golden >> > thimble set with pearls. >> > >> > "Is this your thimble?" the Lord asked. The seamstress replied, "No." >> > >> > The Lord again dipped into the river. He held out a silver thimble >> > ringed with sapphires. >> > >> > "Is this your thimble?" the Lord asked. Again, the seamstress replied, >"No." >> > >> > The Lord reached down again and came up with a leather thimble. "Is >> > this your thimble?" the Lord asked. The seamstress replied, "Yes." >> > >> > The Lord was pleased with the woman's honesty and gave her all three >> > thimbles to keep, and the seamstress went home happy. >> > >> > Some years later, the seams tress was walking with her husband along > >> > the riverbank, and her husband fell into the river and disappeared >> > under the water. >> > >> > When she cried out, the Lord again appeared and asked her, "Why are >> > you crying?" "Oh Lord, my husband has fallen into the river!" >> > >> > The Lord went down into the water and came up with George Clooney. >> > "Is this your husband?" the Lord asked. "Yes," cried the seamstress. >> > >> > The Lord was furious. "You lied! That is an untruth!" >> > >> > The seamstress replied, "Oh, forgive me, my Lord. It is a misunderstanding. >You see, if I had said 'no' to George Clooney, you >> > would have come up with Brad Pitt. Then if I said 'no' to him, you >> > would have come up with my husband. 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 husbands, so THAT'S why I >said 'yes' to George Clooney. >> > >> > And so the Lord let her keep him. >> > >The moral of this story is: >Whenever a woman lies, it's for a good and honorable reason, and in the best >interest of others. > >That's our story, and we're sticking to it. > >Signed, >All Us Women >
