Mine would be... Heaven is For Real. It's a book written in the words of a little boy who's near death experience took him to Heaven. He came back and told things that he couldn't possibly have knowed if he hadn't visited Heaven.
What's the simplest most interesting book you've ever read?
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Mine would be... Heaven is For Real. It's a book written in the words of a little boy who's near death experience took him to Heaven. He came back and told things that he couldn't possibly have knowed if he hadn't visited Heaven.
Trails in the Sand by Dick Dragon
Overpopulation in China by Wie Fookem Yung [winking]
Overpopulation in China by Wie Fookem Yung [winking]
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Once there was a tree. And she loved a little boy. And every day the boy would come
and he would gather her leaves and make them into crowns and play king of the forest.
He would climb up her trunk and swing from her branches and when he was tired he
would sleep in her shade.
And the boy loved the tree very much... And the tree was happy.
But time went by and the boy grew older and the tree was often alone. Then one day the boy came to the tree and the tree said:
-"Come, Boy, come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and eat apples and play in my shade and be happy.
-"I am too big to climb and play," said the boy. "I want to buy things and have fun. I want some money. Can you give me some money?"
-"I'm sorry," said the tree, "but I have no money. I have only leaves and apples. Take my apples, Boy, and sell them in the city. Then you will have money and you'll be happy."
And so the boy climbed up the tree and gathered her apples and carried them away. And the tree was happy...
But the boy stayed away for a long time and the tree was sad.
And then one day the boy came back and the tree shook with joy and she said:
-"Come, Boy come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and eat apples and play in my shade and be happy...
-"I am too busy to climb trees," said the boy. "I want a house to keep me warm," he said. "I want a wife and I want children, and so I need a house. Can you give me a house?"
-"I have no house," said the tree. "The forest is my house," said the tree, "but you may cut off my branches and build a house. Then you will be happy."
And so the boy cut off her branches and carried them away to build a house. And the tree was happy.
But the boy stayed away for a long time and the tree was sad. And when he came back, the tree was so happy she could hardly speak.
-"Come, Boy" she whispered, "Come and play."
-"I am too old and sad to play." said the boy. "I want a boat that will take me away from here. Can you give me a boat ?"
-"Cut down my trunk and make a boat," said the tree. "Then you can sail away and be happy."
And so the boy cut down her trunk and made a boat and sailed away.
And the tree was happy, but not really.
And after a long time, the boy came back again.
-"I am sorry, Boy, "said the tree, "but I have nothing left to give you — My apples are gone."
-"My teeth are too weak for apples," said the boy.
-"My branches are gone," said the tree. "You cannot swing on them — "
-"I am too old to swing on branches," said the boy.
-"My trunk is gone," said the tree. "You cannot climb — "
-"I am too tired to climb," said the boy.
-"I am sorry," sighed the tree. "I wish that I could give you something. . . but I have nothing left. I am just an old stump. I am sorry..."
-"I don't need very much now," said the boy. "Just a quiet place to sit and rest. I am very tired."
-"Well," said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she could, "well, an old stump is good for sitting and resting. Come, Boy, sit down... and rest."
And the tree was happy...
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Did boy get to suck them tree titties?
Once there was a tree And she loved little boy. And every day the boy would come
And he would gather her leaves And make them into crowns and play king of the forest.
He would climb up her trunk And swing from her branches And when he was tired.he
would sleep in her shade.
And the boy loved the tree Very much.. And the tree was happy.
But time went by, And the boy grew older. And the tree was often alone. Then one day the boy came
to the tree and the tree said:
-"Come, Boy, come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and eat apples and play in
my shade and be "happy"
-"I am too big to climb and play"said the boy. "I want to buy thing and have fun. I want some money.
Can you give me some money?"
-"I'm sorry" said the tree, "but I have no money. I have only leaves and apples. Take my apples, Boy,
and sell them in city. Then you will have money and you'll be happy"
And so the boy climb up the tree and gathered her apples and carried them away. And the tree was
happy...
But the boy stayed away for a long time and the tree was sad.
And then one day the boy came back and the tree shook with joy, and she said:
-"Come, Boy come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and eat apples and play in
my shade and be "happy"..
-"I am too busy to climb trees," said the boy. "I want a house to keep me warm," he said. "I want a
wife and I want children, and so I need a house. Can you give me a house?"
-"I have no house" said the tree. The forest is my house." said the tree "but you may cut off my
branches and build a house. Then you will be happy"
And so the boy cut off her branches and carried them away to build a house. And the tree was happy.
But the boy stayed away for a long time and the tree was sad. And when he came back, the tree
was so happy she could hardly speak.
-"Come, Boy" she whispered, "Come and play"
-"I am too old and sad to play. "said the boy. "I want a boat that will take me away from here. Can
you give me a boat ?"
-"Cut down my trunk and make a boat," said the tree. "Then you can sail away and be happy."
And so the boy cut down her trunk And made a boat and sailed away.
And the tree was happy But not really.
And after a long time the boy came back again.
-"I am sorry, Boy, "said the tree, "but I have nothing left to give you — My apples are gone."
-"My teeth are too weak for apple, "said the boy.
-"My branches are gone," said the tree. "You cannot swing on them — "
-"I am too old to swing on branches" said the boy.
-"My trunk is gone," said the tree. "You cannot climb — "
-"I am too tired to climb," said the boy.
-"I am sorry" sighed the tree. "I wish that I could give you something. . . but I have nothing left. I am
just an old stump. I am sorry..."
-"I don't need very much now" said the boy. "just a quiet place to sit and rest. I am very tired"
-"Well" said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she could, "well, an old stump is good for
sitting and resting. Come, Boy, sit down... and rest."
And the tree was happy..
(I couldn’t get through your whole missive.)
Trails in the Sand by Dick Dragon
Overpopulation in China by Wie Fookem Yung [winking]
I nearly fell out of my chair, laughing so hard. [roll]
Some of it is very hard to understand. Some very easy. But someone who writes, “can’t understand none of it”, probably can’t understand Green Egg and Ham.
Once there was a tree. And she loved a little boy. And every day the boy would come
and he would gather her leaves and make them into crowns and play king of the forest.
He would climb up her trunk and swing from her branches and when he was tired he
would sleep in her shade.
And the boy loved the tree Very much... And the tree was happy.
But time went by, And the boy grew older. And the tree was often alone. Then one day the boy came to the tree and the tree said:
-"Come, Boy, come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and eat apples and play in my shade and be "happy"
-"I am too big to climb and play," said the boy. "I want to buy things and have fun. I want some money. Can you give me some money?"
-"I'm sorry," said the tree, "but I have no money. I have only leaves and apples. Take my apples, Boy, and sell them in the city. Then you will have money and you'll be happy"
And so the boy climb up the tree and gathered her apples and carried them away. And the tree was happy...
But the boy stayed away for a long time and the tree was sad.
And then one day the boy came back and the tree shook with joy, and she said:
-"Come, Boy come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and eat apples and play in my shade and be "happy"...
-"I am too busy to climb trees," said the boy. "I want a house to keep me warm," he said. "I want a wife and I want children, and so I need a house. Can you give me a house?"
-"I have no house," said the tree. The forest is my house." said the tree "but you may cut off my branches and build a house. Then you will be happy"
And so the boy cut off her branches and carried them away to build a house. And the tree was happy.
But the boy stayed away for a long time and the tree was sad. And when he came back, the tree was so happy she could hardly speak.
-"Come, Boy" she whispered, "Come and play"
-"I am too old and sad to play. "said the boy. "I want a boat that will take me away from here. Can you give me a boat ?"
-"Cut down my trunk and make a boat," said the tree. "Then you can sail away and be happy."
And so the boy cut down her trunk And made a boat and sailed away.
And the tree was happy But not really.
And after a long time, the boy came back again.
-"I am sorry, Boy, "said the tree, "but I have nothing left to give you — My apples are gone."
-"My teeth are too weak for apple, "said the boy.
-"My branches are gone," said the tree. "You cannot swing on them — "
-"I am too old to swing on branches," said the boy.
-"My trunk is gone," said the tree. "You cannot climb — "
-"I am too tired to climb," said the boy.
-"I am sorry" sighed the tree. "I wish that I could give you something. . . but I have nothing left. I am just an old stump. I am sorry..."
-"I don't need very much now," said the boy. "just a quiet place to sit and rest. I am very tired"
-"Well," said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she could, "well, an old stump is good for sitting and resting. Come, Boy, sit down... and rest."
And the tree was happy...
Is it just me or is it getting a little dusty in here?
A man. A plan. A canal... Panama!
1.6 billion Paddock bucks for the answer to why that's interesting...
1.6 billion Paddock bucks for the answer to why that's interesting...
Oh yeah? Well I doubt an afflicted sonofabitch like you would even know that a crew-cab dually pickup is considered a piece of automotive art in some circles.
A couple that come to mind
The Minds of Billy Milligan, true story of a guy diagnosed with 20+ personalities
Always Faithful, true story about Marine war dogs in World War 2.
The Minds of Billy Milligan, true story of a guy diagnosed with 20+ personalities
Always Faithful, true story about Marine war dogs in World War 2.
[QUOTE="TopCatCal, post: 7254229, member: 11226"
Mine would be... Heaven is For Real. It's a book written in the words of a little boy who's near death experience took him to Heaven. He came back and told things that he couldn't possibly have knowed if he hadn't visited Heaven.[/QUOTE]
George Orwell's "Animal Farm"
written to read like a children's fable -- yet it illustrates some very important truths about who we are and what happens when 'revolution' leads to no checks and balances with the authoritarians who eventually.....morph back into the hated oppressors they thought they overthrew
ANIMAL FARM
Mine would be... Heaven is For Real. It's a book written in the words of a little boy who's near death experience took him to Heaven. He came back and told things that he couldn't possibly have knowed if he hadn't visited Heaven.[/QUOTE]
George Orwell's "Animal Farm"
written to read like a children's fable -- yet it illustrates some very important truths about who we are and what happens when 'revolution' leads to no checks and balances with the authoritarians who eventually.....morph back into the hated oppressors they thought they overthrew
ANIMAL FARM
NIV or KJV? I can read one. Need a translator for the other.
Yea yea.. we all saw the movie. Movie was better than the book.
George Orwell's "Animal Farm"
written to read like a children's fable -- yet it illustrates some very important truths about who we are and what happens when 'revolution' leads to no checks and balances with the authoritarians who eventually.....morph back into the hated oppressors they thought they overthrew
ANIMAL FARM[/QUOTE]
I remember as a kid that Animal Farm was made into a cartoon. Pretty sick cartoon looking back. But I got it. Kids today have no idea.
Have you read the book? Movie leaves off quite a bit. Especially about what was going with his Mom and Dad back home.
The movie where they come across a rattlesnake - in Afghanistan.
