WATCH OUT
A certain little boy wanted a watch. Day after day he begged his parents about getting a watch. His parents did not see the real need and tried to ignore their son’s requests. The boy’s obsession became so great that the father finally forbade him to say another word about the watch. Christmas was approaching, and the boy knew that his opportunity for getting a watch depended on immediate action. But he also knew that his father had forbade him from bothering his parents about his desire for a watch. This would take some creativity. The boy’s family had a tradition of learning a verse every week and reciting it for the family at the end of the week. The boy carefully considered his choice of a verse and practiced it throughout the week. At the time of recitation, he recited his verse without flaw: “What I say unto you I say unto you all, watch!” The boy got his watch. Adapted…
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