| 1 And it came
to pass that I was swept away by an Angel. And the angel said unto me...
LOOK! And I beheld a great plate of cheese... And the angel said unto me
again... LOOK! And I beheld that there were refried beans under the cheese...
And said I unto the angel, what meaneth these things?
2 And the angel
said unto me...Behold, do not marvel that there are refried beans under
the cheese, for they belongeth there, to delighteth the tongue, and increaseth
the taste thereof; therefore take thee thy pleasure in thy beans and cheese,
for as thou beholdeth them and tasteth them thou canst know for a surety
that they are good.
3 Therefore,
I ate thereof the plate of cheese and beans, and it was good. And I did
wander off to go about my ways, but felt therein a feeling in my bowels.
4 And I came
forth back unto the place where the Angel was and said... Mine bowls are
full of cheese and beans, and I doth stinketh. Lo, I stinketh so much mine
sheep doth run from me, therefore, I am troubled.
5 And the angel
spake again to me and said, Didst not thou knowest that thy bowels must
be full of mercy for thy fellow man and not of beans and cheese? Therefore
go thy way, and purge thy bowels of this that stinketh, lest ye be cursed
with sore afflictions. Go near no man, for if thou go nearest a man, thou
will be cast out from his presence. Also go not near thy wife, until the
time cometh when the stink shall pass, and thou shall be again esteemed
highly of thy wife.
6 And it came
to pass that I did not heed the Angel. Therefore I went unto my wife and
did wave the covers upon her and she was wroth. And then in the village
did I stand too near the fire and lo, mine stink did flame, and the flame
arose with a great blue light, and mine hair was burned. And thus I was
sorely afflicted because I did not heed the words of the Angel. Therefore
again I came unto the place where the Angel first spoke to me and I was
troubled. And I began to murmur against the plate of cheese and the refried
beans therein.
7 And it came
to pass that I did stand upon the place where the Angel first showed the
plate of cheese unto me for the space of two days. And after two days I
did not hear again from the angel. Therefore, I sat down and waited for
the Angel to again appear. And I did offer burnt offerings of blue flame,
and did murmer and mumble and twiddle mine hair.
8 And it came
to pass that for the space of three days did I wait for the angel to appear
again. And lo, no angel did appear unto me. And mine fingers were sorely
afflicted from the twiddeling of mine hair therein. Therefore I did gird
up mine loins and I did go unto the Burger King and did no longer think
of cheese and beans. And mine heart was saddened for the passing of wind
was pleasurable. Therefore I did eat of burger and bun and thought no more
of the angel and his plate of cheese and beans.
9 And again,
a week did pass, and the memory of the cheese plate did linger with me.
And on that thursday, I beheld the Angel of light again, and he didst comfort
me. And I saw before me the plate of beans and cheese again, and the angel
said 'eat.' But I said unto the angel 'Not so, for if I eat, I shall stinketh.'
10 And the
angel said unto me again, 'Eat. For as thou eatest, it shall be pleasant
to thy taste. But in thy belly, it shall turn bitter.' And I headed the
Angel, and I did eat. And It was sweet and pleasant in my mouth, but in
my belly, it was bitter.
11 And as I
sat upon my chair, a rumbling exclaimed forth from my belly. And I didst
run with all my might, that I might relieve myself of the bitterness in
my stomach. And I sayeth unto myself 'Woe is me. For as I eateth the beans
and the cheese, and as it was pleasant to the taste, now it is bitter in
my belly and must pass through the drough.'
12 And I resolved,
from that time forth, to visit Burger King on Thursday and leave the evil
of the cheese plate. |