 鲜花( 3)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
 An old Italian lived alone in New Jersey . He wanted to plant his annual tomato garden, but it was very difficult work, as the ground was hard.4 W1 ]8 I3 N& ^
" f9 m/ r! E0 P2 G+ m& D( AHis only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament:% B6 D6 w/ ^5 h8 r E6 }; P
) t% s A+ ]& q. \# NDear Vincent,
: T- j: h& H) D8 r7 G" l/ OI am feeling pretty sad, because it looks like I won't be able to plant my tomato garden this year. I'm just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. I know if you were here my troubles would be over. I know you would be happy to dig the plot for me, like in the old days./ e# u j W; d9 N, M
Love,
: J5 k0 |2 p) d+ t- YPapa: |0 u, y7 Z% `+ \) T
+ }' j6 S( ]2 y7 R" ~ r {A few days later he received a letter from his son:
3 L* I. _% W5 V0 h; y3 b
1 v+ j$ h9 D6 f A4 YDear Pop,7 ~+ Q5 D# F6 S# p1 M! u4 J
Don't dig up that garden. That's where the bodies are buried.
7 w5 k0 f! X" }9 iLove,
/ f7 ?) c5 [ ~" IVinnie
- p6 U V5 ]" C5 e# P% u" N5 a' m- T s+ U- X/ W' x
At 4 a.m. the next morning, FBI agents and local police arrived and dug up the entire area without finding any bodies. They apologized to the old man and left.
+ z! x. w" W3 T3 M
0 d* i7 L5 [* r5 g6 lThat same day the old man received another letter from his son.$ n5 G" @) T6 W) W: ]6 x$ O
. T7 B5 E9 y) D- b$ O) f3 r. M1 oDear Pop,
0 H6 {& u( ^) U) _, d" d+ K2 T6 Y2 |Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the circumstances.
- A3 F7 L6 Q+ s u& @& C9 R: E7 M" HLove you,
* \+ o- Y+ `# V; BVinnie |
|