was making
dinner. Her birthday was coming up and she thought this was
a good time to
tell her
mother what she wanted.
"Mom, I want a bike for my birthday. Now,
Little Carol was a bit of
a troublemaker. She had gotten into trouble at school and
at home.
Carol's mother asked her if she thought she
deserved to get a bike
for her birthday.
Little Carol, of course, thought she did.
Carol's mother, being a
Christian woman, wanted her to reflect on her behavior over
the last year,
and write a letter to God and tell Him why she deserved a
bike for her
birthday. Little Carol stomped up the steps to her room and
sat down to
write God a
letter.
LETTER 1:
Dear God:
I have been a very good girl this year and I would
like a bike for
my birthday. I want a red one.
Your friend, Carol
Carol knew this wasn't true. She had not been a
very good girl this
year, so she tore up the letter and started over.
Letter 2:
Dear God:
This is your friend Carol. I have been a pretty
good girl this year,
and I would like a red bike for my birthday.
Thank you, Carol
Carol knew this wasn't true either. She tore up
the letter and
started again.
LETTER 3:
Dear God:
I know I haven't been a good girl this year. I
am very sorry. I will
be a good girl if you just send me a red bike for my
birthday.
Thank you, Carol
Carol knew, even if it was true, this letter was
not going to get
her a bike. By now, she was very upset. She went downstairs
and told her
mother she wanted to go to church. Carol's mother
thought her plan had
worked because Carol looked very sad. "Just be home in
time for dinner," her
mother said.
Carol walked down the street to the church and up
to the altar. She
looked around to see if anyone was there. She picked up a
statue of the
Virgin Mary , slipped it under her jacket and ran out of
the church, down
the street, into her house, and up to her room.
She shut the door and sat down and wrote her letter
to God.
LETTER 4:
I GOT YOUR MAMA. IF YOU WANT TO SEE HER AGAIN, SEND
THE BIKE.
Signed, YOU KNOW WHO
