STORY: A Prophet Away From Home by Jacob Braude

Story title: A Prophet Away From Home
By: Jacob Braude


     They tell this story about Nikita Kruschev, the former heavy set
head of Russia. He went to his tailor and asked him to make him a three
piece suit. The tailor took the big man's extensive measurements, then
measured the cloth Kruschev had brought along, and said that he did not
have enough cloth for a three piece suit. All he could make of it would be
trousers and a coat.
     Krushshev was unhappy and took back his cloth. Within a few days

STORY : Happy Ending by Herbert Prochnow

Story title: Happy Ending
By: Herbert Prochnow


     They tell the story of the old dog who saw a puppy chasing its tail, and
asked,"Why are you chasing your tail?"
      Said the puppy, "I have mastered philosophy. I have solved the
problems of the universe, which no dog before me had rightly soloved. I have

STORY : Keep Looking Up by Willi Hoffsuemmer

Story title : Keep Looking Up
By: Willi Hoffsuemmer

     While God was creating this earth, he asked the animals what wishes they had, and he fulfilled them all.
      But when the humans heard about this, they were upset because they had never been consulted. "We'll never be satisfied with the way this earth was made, "they complained to the Lord.
    "You're not supposed to be, "replied the Lord. "This earth was not meant to be your home. Heaven is your home."
      That is why, ever since then, animals walk with their eyes looking towards the earth, while humans stand erect and look towards heaven.

STORY : How A Conscience Works by June A. Westgaard

Story title: How A Conscience Works
By: June A. Westgaard

      Ann Connolly was shopping for groceries. While she was momentarily distracted, someone snatched her purse from her shopping cart.
      It so happens that Miss Connolly carries in her purse a talk back beeper device for telephone paging. So, as soon as she missed her purse, she hurried over to the store manager's office and dialed her own number into the telephone. This automatically activated her beeper talk back phone. Then she spoke into the manager's phone, knowing that her voice would be transmitted to the beeper in her purse, which was always turned up loud and clear for just such an emergency.
     One of the store attendants said afterwards that you should have seen that surprised man standing there with her purse and the purse was talking and saying for all to hear: " Take this purse to the manager's office, immediately!
    And he did!

STORY: Love Is Kind by Willian Barcly

Story title: Love Is Kind
by: William Barcly

      John Wesley on one of his countless journeys shared a carriage with an Army officer. They had a lively interesting conversation, but the officer's language was salted with swear words. Though it went against Wesley's grain, he showed no displeasure.
     When the coach stopped for a lunch break, Wesley used the opportunity to have a word with the officer. "I wonder if I might ask you a favor, "Wesley asked. " We will be travelling some distance together, and if I should forget myself and us a swear word in front of the ladies, would you kindly correct me?"
       The officer got the point immediately and painlessly/
        That it known as kindness in word.

STORY: Gambling by Fifth Wheel

Song title: Gambling
By: Fifth Wheel

     Any person who bets on the horses follows inspirations that come. One race track classic is the story of the perfect inspiration which came to a bettor when he visited the track on his birthday. It happened to be the fifth day of the fifth month. On the program he found a horse named Quintuplets, which means

STORY: Proposing Diplomatically by B.T. Botkin

Story title: Proposing Diplomatically
By: B.T. Botkin


      The man from the outback was very shy; the maiden was beautiful and seemed to him too wonderful to be asked for. He went on loving her silently for ten years. He built a fine home, with garden and barns, but he had not dared to propose.
       When everything was finished and furnished, he invited the maiden and her family over to see his