There was a lonely
and unhappy man. He prayed to God saying:
“O Lord, please
send me a pretty woman: I’m very lonely, and I need a friend!”
God asked the man:
“Why not a cross?”
The man was angry:
“A cross? Do I look
like a man who’s tired of his life?! I
want a pretty woman!”
So he received a
pretty woman but he soon became even unhappier than he used to be: that woman
was a pain in his heart. He prayed to God again:
“O Lord give me a
sword!”
He was planning to
kill that woman and get rid of her. He was dreaming of the good old times.
God asked the man
again:
“Why not a cross?
Don’t you think it’s time to get a cross?”
The man was in a
fury:
“Don’t you see that
this woman is worse than any cross? Please give me a sword!”
The sword appeared.
The man attempted to kill the woman but he was caught and sentenced to
crucifixion. He was praying to God on the cross, and loudly exclaimed:
“I’m sorry, O Lord!
I didn’t listen to you when you offered me the cross. If I’d listened to you,
I’d have avoided all that unnecessary hassle.”
Translated by The Catalog of Good Deeds
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