The Mother Load

A group of gold miners were working in a distant goldfield when one of them made an amazing discovery.

He discovered the mother load, the greatest amount of gold ever found in one location. "I'm rich," he proclaimed to the other miners, as he happily danced a little celebratory jig.

Johnny Two-Step

As a boy, whenever he was very happy for someone, Johnny briefly danced on one foot and then the other as an expression of his joy.

To some people, it seemed odd, but not to Johnny, who celebrated life at every opportunity, as people called him, "Johnny Two-Step."

Then one day when Johnny was 20-years-of-age, a car accident nearly killed. He was hospitalized for months and his legs were paralyzed.

"He'll never walk again," the doctors said.

The Tiny Man Who Never Quit

"She'll never fall in love with you," everyone told Tiny Tony, as he pursued Susan the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.

"You're a foot shorter than she is and she is so beautiful, that she attracts men who are much handsomer and far more successful than you."

"Yes, those things are true," Tiny Tony would reply. "But I have something special no-one else will ever offer her."

Methuselah's Long Lost Diary

Methuselah, the world's oldest person, reportedly died in 2106 BC, at the age of 969.

In Israel last year, Methuselah's long lost diary was discovered and scholars from all over the world are reading its tablets to learn more about this remarkable man.

What follows are excerpts from his diary:

Rejecting Santa Claus

Christian children the world over love Santa Claus and every Christmas, open their hearts to him.

But then one day, everyone learned Santa's secret.

An Unusual Friend

11-year-old Carter was a shy, quiet boy.

Because he was bright and studious, the other kids called him a nerd, and he often ate lunch alone.

Then one day, everything changed.

When God Rested

"I need some time off," God thought to Himself.

"So I will choose someone extremely wise from the earth to briefly oversee the entire universe."