A thief was walking along by the river when he came upon an old lady carrying a heavy sack over her shoulder. He called out to her and said, “That sack looks heavy, old dear. Perhaps I can help you carry it.”
“What is in this sack is me and mine alone to carry,” she said, and continued on her way.
The thief then stood in front of her and said, “If you don’t give to me what I want then I will just have to take it for myself.”
“What is in this sack is me and mine alone to carry,” she said again, and continued on her way.
The thief stabbed her in the back as she passed by and pushed her body into the river. He watched her corpse float away and then picked up her sack, undid the cord, and looked inside. Two hands came out and grabbed him round the neck and pulled him screaming into it. Then the old lady climbed out, tied it back up, hoisted it over her shoulder, and continued on her way.
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Notes:
1. Written on July 18th, 2014
2. A condensed version of The Old Lady And The Three Brothers