The Man and the Serpent
A man, who had lived a beautiful purple life, went to sleep under a tree in the forest. Jove sent a huge serpent to destroy him. The man awakened as the reptile drew near.
“What a horrid sight!” he said. “But let us be thankful that the pink-and-green elephant and the feathered hippopotamus are not also in evidence.”
And he took a dose of bromide and commended himself again to sleep, while the serpent withdrew in some confusion.
WHAT THIS PROVES TO A THINKING MIND:
Jove himself couldn’t get a job as Sunday-School Superintendent on his reputation.