A FISHING TALE
A fisherman's wife gave birth to twin boys. The couple couldn't think up names. So, they decided to wait a few days before naming them. They soon noticed that one always looked towards the sea.
The other looked away from the sea. It didn't matter where they were. The parents named them Towards and Away.
When the boys reached 18, their father took them to sea to learn to fish. The trip was supposed to be short. But the fisherman's wife waited weeks before her husband returned alone.
When she asked about Towards and Away, the fisherman told her the story. Towards snagged a large fish on the first day. He struggled with the fish for days. Eventually, it pulled Towards over the side of the ship and devoured him.
"Oh, my," said the fisherman's wife, "That must have been a huge fish!"
"Yes," replied her husband, "but you should have seen the one that got Away."
A fisherman's wife gave birth to twin boys. The couple couldn't think up names. So, they decided to wait a few days before naming them. They soon noticed that one always looked towards the sea.
The other looked away from the sea. It didn't matter where they were. The parents named them Towards and Away.
When the boys reached 18, their father took them to sea to learn to fish. The trip was supposed to be short. But the fisherman's wife waited weeks before her husband returned alone.
When she asked about Towards and Away, the fisherman told her the story. Towards snagged a large fish on the first day. He struggled with the fish for days. Eventually, it pulled Towards over the side of the ship and devoured him.
"Oh, my," said the fisherman's wife, "That must have been a huge fish!"
"Yes," replied her husband, "but you should have seen the one that got Away."
