Southern Nativity

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> > > Southern Nativity
> > >
> > > In a small southern town there was a "Nativity
> Scene" that showed great
> > > skill and talent had gone into creating it. One
> small feature bothered
> me.
> > > The three wise men were wearing firemen's
> helmets. Totally unable to
> come
> > up
> > > with a reason or explanation, I left. At a "Quik
> Stop" on the edge of
> > town,
> > > I asked the lady behind the counter about the
> helmets.
> > >
> > > She exploded into a rage, yelling at me, "You
> darn Yankees never do read
> > > the Bible!"
> > >
> > > I assured her that I did, but simply couldn't
> recall anything about
> > firemen
> > > in the Bible.
> > >
> > > She jerked her Bible from behind the counter and
> ruffled through some
> > pages,
> > > and finally jabbed her finger at a passage.
> Sticking it in my face she
> > said
> > > "See, it says right here, 'The three wise man
> came from afar.'"


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Sheri M. Boulet
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