St. Gismo
03-19-2006, 06:19 PM
OLD MAN
Saint Gismo
March 17,2006
In a faraway land lives an old man. He lives alone because he hates people.
He hates happy people. What makes him happy is to plowing his land. Riding
on his horse and pastor his sheeps.
One day as he was preparing his table for his lunch, he heard small voices
outside. Laughing and yelling. He was very mad. He rushed to the door and saw
children passing by in front of his house.
"Go away ! " He shouted. "Go and play elsewhere. Not in front of my house !
Not outside my yard! Not in my land ! Go and play elsewhere ."pointing his
hand to the end of the road. And went back inside slamming the door behind him.
The children were so scared and run away without looking back. They were very
scared that some of them were in tears. They forgot what their parents told them never
to go near the house of the old man.
That night, the old man went to bed early because he was very tired plowing the
land the whole day. In his sleep, he had a dream. And in his dream, it was very dark and
cold. He was in the middle of the cornfield. He tried to look for the road. Going back
and forth, He knew it was a big field and he was in the middle. He begin to get scared.
He don't know what time it is and wondering how many more hours before dawn. So he
could see his way out.
He kept looking for the road for hours and at last he found it. On the other side of
the road was a big house. The gate was made of old woods about his height. He slowly
walk closer. 'It's very odd that those who lives in this house have big windows, big gate,
big doors.' Even the flowers bloom larger than they use to be.
But he disregard all this and all he could think is to ask for help and tell them that
he was lost. And he was very hungry after what happen to him inside the cornfield.
He carefully knock on the big door. The big door open wide. He saw a big man. He was
very tall.
" Pardon me . But I'm lost. Maybe if you could spare a slice of bread and directions on
the way to......"before he could finish what he's saying the big man in front of the door stop
him by yelling. "Go away !" like thunder. "Go away and beg elsewhere. Not in front of my house!
Not outside my yard! Not in my land ! Go and beg elsewhere kid ! " And the big man slam
the door like and explosion that almost makes him deaf.
"Beg ? I'm not begging ? I'm a rich man ! " he whisper while walking away. When he look at
his clothes he was shock to see that he's wearing a very dirty clothes and almost worn out. He's
barefooted with mud all over him. He trembles. Frightened of what was going on. He run outside
and look for another house down the road. Then he saw another big house. He knock at the door.
But just the same as the first house , he was pushed away. The same as the third house. And another.
He was already very tired and scared. He slump his body under the tree at the side of the road.
He was still wondering why he was lost. Then he remembers. 'Why does everyone called me KID? I'm
already an old man . ' He saw a small pond behind him. Because it was full moon he could see reflections
on the pond. He slowly move closer to the pond and look at his own reflection. To his surprise, he saw
himself with a face of a very young dirty kid. He couldn't believe what he saw. He don't know what
to do. All he could think of is shout. So he shout...and shout ...and shout.
'BLAG!' He fell on the floor. When he open his eyes , he could see the ceiling. He fell on the floor
from his bed. He stand up quickly. 'That was a very bad dream. A very bad dream'. He grab the glass
of water beside his bed. Drunk it all the way down. He sat on his bed and stay there for a very long
time.......
The next morning he open all his windows , open his door and bake dozens of cookies. That
morning he was all smile . When he saw the the children playing about a hundred meters from his
house, he hurriedly rush to his gate and shouted at them. "Children....!!!!! Come ! Come inside. I baked
some cookies . You can eat them all. You can call your friends and tell them I baked some cookies for
everyone to eat. " he repeatedly shouted waving them to come inside. The children slowly come closer.
When they saw the men went back inside and brought a big basket full of cookies, they gathered around
and one by one pick a piece of cookies.
"Children, from now on... you can play in my house. in my yard , in my land. " he said with a big
smile. "Everyone is welcome in my house and in my land.........EVERYON E !"
END
Saint Gismo
March 17,2006
In a faraway land lives an old man. He lives alone because he hates people.
He hates happy people. What makes him happy is to plowing his land. Riding
on his horse and pastor his sheeps.
One day as he was preparing his table for his lunch, he heard small voices
outside. Laughing and yelling. He was very mad. He rushed to the door and saw
children passing by in front of his house.
"Go away ! " He shouted. "Go and play elsewhere. Not in front of my house !
Not outside my yard! Not in my land ! Go and play elsewhere ."pointing his
hand to the end of the road. And went back inside slamming the door behind him.
The children were so scared and run away without looking back. They were very
scared that some of them were in tears. They forgot what their parents told them never
to go near the house of the old man.
That night, the old man went to bed early because he was very tired plowing the
land the whole day. In his sleep, he had a dream. And in his dream, it was very dark and
cold. He was in the middle of the cornfield. He tried to look for the road. Going back
and forth, He knew it was a big field and he was in the middle. He begin to get scared.
He don't know what time it is and wondering how many more hours before dawn. So he
could see his way out.
He kept looking for the road for hours and at last he found it. On the other side of
the road was a big house. The gate was made of old woods about his height. He slowly
walk closer. 'It's very odd that those who lives in this house have big windows, big gate,
big doors.' Even the flowers bloom larger than they use to be.
But he disregard all this and all he could think is to ask for help and tell them that
he was lost. And he was very hungry after what happen to him inside the cornfield.
He carefully knock on the big door. The big door open wide. He saw a big man. He was
very tall.
" Pardon me . But I'm lost. Maybe if you could spare a slice of bread and directions on
the way to......"before he could finish what he's saying the big man in front of the door stop
him by yelling. "Go away !" like thunder. "Go away and beg elsewhere. Not in front of my house!
Not outside my yard! Not in my land ! Go and beg elsewhere kid ! " And the big man slam
the door like and explosion that almost makes him deaf.
"Beg ? I'm not begging ? I'm a rich man ! " he whisper while walking away. When he look at
his clothes he was shock to see that he's wearing a very dirty clothes and almost worn out. He's
barefooted with mud all over him. He trembles. Frightened of what was going on. He run outside
and look for another house down the road. Then he saw another big house. He knock at the door.
But just the same as the first house , he was pushed away. The same as the third house. And another.
He was already very tired and scared. He slump his body under the tree at the side of the road.
He was still wondering why he was lost. Then he remembers. 'Why does everyone called me KID? I'm
already an old man . ' He saw a small pond behind him. Because it was full moon he could see reflections
on the pond. He slowly move closer to the pond and look at his own reflection. To his surprise, he saw
himself with a face of a very young dirty kid. He couldn't believe what he saw. He don't know what
to do. All he could think of is shout. So he shout...and shout ...and shout.
'BLAG!' He fell on the floor. When he open his eyes , he could see the ceiling. He fell on the floor
from his bed. He stand up quickly. 'That was a very bad dream. A very bad dream'. He grab the glass
of water beside his bed. Drunk it all the way down. He sat on his bed and stay there for a very long
time.......
The next morning he open all his windows , open his door and bake dozens of cookies. That
morning he was all smile . When he saw the the children playing about a hundred meters from his
house, he hurriedly rush to his gate and shouted at them. "Children....!!!!! Come ! Come inside. I baked
some cookies . You can eat them all. You can call your friends and tell them I baked some cookies for
everyone to eat. " he repeatedly shouted waving them to come inside. The children slowly come closer.
When they saw the men went back inside and brought a big basket full of cookies, they gathered around
and one by one pick a piece of cookies.
"Children, from now on... you can play in my house. in my yard , in my land. " he said with a big
smile. "Everyone is welcome in my house and in my land.........EVERYON E !"
END