There was a young man who was lost and couldn't find his way to the town of Soute. All he could see for miles were trees and a trail that went on and on. Famished and tired, he was desperate for directions so that he could eat a nice bowl of soup and sleep on a comfortable bed. To his miraculous surprise, he saw a small cottage, isolated from civilization. He ran frantically towards it. He banged on the door, but there was no answer. He banged again, this time much louder. But again, there was no answer. He then did something he would not normally do. But this was not a normal situation, and these were not normal circumstances. The door wa...
Tending the GardenIt was early in spring when Mrs.Bellins hired me to work in her garden. Everything seemed to come alive in the yard on my first day on the job. It was a large garden that stretched from the doorstep to the old dirt road. There were no other houses in the area for miles, so this garden was extra special.As I knocked on the door to check in with Mrs.Bellins that first day I was taken by surprise, for I had only spoken with her on the phone until this day. The woman who stood before me was a slender and brunette beauty. Her eyes didnt just look at me, they looked right into me; ...
There was a young man who was lost and couldn't find his way to the town of Soute. All he could see for miles were trees and a trail that went on and on. Famished and tired, he was desperate for directions so that he could eat a nice bowl of soup and sleep on a comfortable bed. To his miraculous surprise, he saw a small cottage, isolated from civilization. He ran frantically towards it. He banged on the door, but there was no answer. He banged again, this time much louder. But again, there was no answer. He then did something he would not normally do. But this was not a normal situation, and these were not normal circumstances. The door wa...