tarannumsamir
Junior Member
An old man lived alone in a village. He wanted to spade his potato
> garden, but it was very hard work. His only son, who would have helped
> him, was in prison.
> The old man wrote a letter to his son and mentioned his situation:
>
> Dear Son,
>
> I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won ' t be able to plant
> my potato garden this year. I hate to miss doing the garden, because
> your mother always loved planting time. I ' m just getting too old to be
> digging up a garden plot. If you were here, all my troubles would be
> over. I know you would dig the plot for me, if you weren ' t in prison.
>
> Love,
> Dad
>
> Shortly, the old man received this telegram: "For Heaven ' s sake, Dad,
> don ' t dig up the garden!! That ' s where I buried the GUNS!!" At 4 a.m.
> the next morning, a dozen FBI agents and local police
> officers showed up and dug up the entire garden without finding any guns.
> Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what
> happened, and asked him what to do next.
>
> His son ' s reply was: "Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad.. It ' s the
> best I could do for you from here."
>
>
> garden, but it was very hard work. His only son, who would have helped
> him, was in prison.
> The old man wrote a letter to his son and mentioned his situation:
>
> Dear Son,
>
> I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won ' t be able to plant
> my potato garden this year. I hate to miss doing the garden, because
> your mother always loved planting time. I ' m just getting too old to be
> digging up a garden plot. If you were here, all my troubles would be
> over. I know you would dig the plot for me, if you weren ' t in prison.
>
> Love,
> Dad
>
> Shortly, the old man received this telegram: "For Heaven ' s sake, Dad,
> don ' t dig up the garden!! That ' s where I buried the GUNS!!" At 4 a.m.
> the next morning, a dozen FBI agents and local police
> officers showed up and dug up the entire garden without finding any guns.
> Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what
> happened, and asked him what to do next.
>
> His son ' s reply was: "Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad.. It ' s the
> best I could do for you from here."
>
>
