Hunch Back
A cathedral posts a "Help Wanted: Bell Ringer" sign in
front of the church. Soon, a man comes to the door of the
church. Having no arms, he bangs his head against the
door to affect a knock. When the priest answers, he asks,
"How can I help you young man?"
"Yes, I've come for the bell-ringer position," the man
replies.
The priest looks down at the man's body. Seeing that the
man has no arms, the priest isn't about to let him have the
job, however, before he can say anything, the
enthusiastic man rushes past him and runs up the steps
of the belltower. The priest runs after him, not knowing
what the man is up to. As he is reaching the top of the
stairs, to his horror, he sees the armless man jumping
face-first into the bell. "DONG!!!!" goes the bell. The
priest is overwhelmed by this display. "My son, please..."
he starts, but to no avail, as the man is already jumping
again. "DONG!!!" "Please stop this, my son!" yells the
priest, but the man is on the other side of the bell from
him. The man starts to run towards the bell again and this
time,
the priest tries to stop him, but just at the last second, the
armless man dodges to the side, trips, and falls out the
window of the bell tower.
Horrified, the priest runs downstairs and outside only to
find a crowd of people clustered around the body of the
armless man. "Who is this?" asks a member of the
crowd, turning to the priest.
"I don't know," the priest responds, "but his face sure
rings a bell."
A few weeks later, the priest is sitting in his office
contemplating the service for the upcoming mass when
he hears a knock at the door. Upon opening it he sees
another armless man who looks remarkably like the
unfortunate soul who had visited him prior. "Can I help
you?" asks the priest.
"Yes," responds the man, "I have come to pay respects
to my dead brother. He was here a few weeks ago and
tragically died in an accident." "Oh yes, I am very sorry for
that incident," says the priest. "Would you like to come in
and light a candle for him?"
"No, no. I just want to ring the bell for him."
"Wait...." the priest hollers, feeling like he's in a bad
dream he has had before. The armless man is running up
the stairs before the priest can do anything. Again, the
man jumps face-first into the bell. "DONG!!!!!" The
hysterical priest is now running about frantically trying to
tackle the fanatic bell-ringer. Just as he is about to catch
him, the armless man hurls himself out of the bell-tower
window to his death.
Upon reaching the street below, the priest is again met
with a crowd of people looking over the dead body. "Who
is this?" inquires one of the people crowded around.
"I don't know," replies the priest, "but he sure is a dead
ringer for his brother."
A cathedral posts a "Help Wanted: Bell Ringer" sign in
front of the church. Soon, a man comes to the door of the
church. Having no arms, he bangs his head against the
door to affect a knock. When the priest answers, he asks,
"How can I help you young man?"
"Yes, I've come for the bell-ringer position," the man
replies.
The priest looks down at the man's body. Seeing that the
man has no arms, the priest isn't about to let him have the
job, however, before he can say anything, the
enthusiastic man rushes past him and runs up the steps
of the belltower. The priest runs after him, not knowing
what the man is up to. As he is reaching the top of the
stairs, to his horror, he sees the armless man jumping
face-first into the bell. "DONG!!!!" goes the bell. The
priest is overwhelmed by this display. "My son, please..."
he starts, but to no avail, as the man is already jumping
again. "DONG!!!" "Please stop this, my son!" yells the
priest, but the man is on the other side of the bell from
him. The man starts to run towards the bell again and this
time,
the priest tries to stop him, but just at the last second, the
armless man dodges to the side, trips, and falls out the
window of the bell tower.
Horrified, the priest runs downstairs and outside only to
find a crowd of people clustered around the body of the
armless man. "Who is this?" asks a member of the
crowd, turning to the priest.
"I don't know," the priest responds, "but his face sure
rings a bell."
A few weeks later, the priest is sitting in his office
contemplating the service for the upcoming mass when
he hears a knock at the door. Upon opening it he sees
another armless man who looks remarkably like the
unfortunate soul who had visited him prior. "Can I help
you?" asks the priest.
"Yes," responds the man, "I have come to pay respects
to my dead brother. He was here a few weeks ago and
tragically died in an accident." "Oh yes, I am very sorry for
that incident," says the priest. "Would you like to come in
and light a candle for him?"
"No, no. I just want to ring the bell for him."
"Wait...." the priest hollers, feeling like he's in a bad
dream he has had before. The armless man is running up
the stairs before the priest can do anything. Again, the
man jumps face-first into the bell. "DONG!!!!!" The
hysterical priest is now running about frantically trying to
tackle the fanatic bell-ringer. Just as he is about to catch
him, the armless man hurls himself out of the bell-tower
window to his death.
Upon reaching the street below, the priest is again met
with a crowd of people looking over the dead body. "Who
is this?" inquires one of the people crowded around.
"I don't know," replies the priest, "but he sure is a dead
ringer for his brother."