Wednesday 12 April 2023

661 - QUALM

The fishermen cast their nets over the side of the boat in the big LAke. After twenty minutes they caught a huge shoal of fish. They were so excited and could hardly wait to register their claim for the largest haul of fish. The town official asked how many they had caught. "152" said the fishermen in unison. The official was about to award them the accolade but had a qualm, or gut feeling, that there was a bigger one once. Having carefully checked he said "No, I'm afraid yours is not the biggest catch. Peter and his mates caught 153 last year when Rabbi Jesus, the resurrected carpenter, told them when to fish."

Painting by Duccio (14th century)

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Introduction

482 - FLOOR

“LO and behold, there's  flour  on the  floor .” exclaimed Denise. “I wonder if Ethan has been making a cake?” she thought.