"screening" ;)

[Chiefsmom]

A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the
scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead
for years.
He wondered where the road was leading them. After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight. When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold. He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side.
When he was close enough, he called out, "Excuse me, where are we?"
"This is Heaven, sir," the man answered.
"Wow! Would you happen to have some water?" the man asked.
"Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up." The man gestured, and the gate began to open.
"Can my friend," gesturing toward his dog, "come in, too?" the traveler asked.
"I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets." The man thought a moment and then turned back t oward the road and continued the way he had been going with his dog.
After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road leading through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence.
As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree
and reading a book. "Excuse me!" he called to the man. "Do you have any water?"
"Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on in."
"How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured to the dog.
"There should be a bowl by the pump."
They went through the gate, and sure e nough, there was an old-fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it. The traveler filled the water bowl and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the dog. When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree.
"What do you call this place?" the traveler asked.
"This is Heaven," he answered.
"Well, that's confusing," the traveler said. "The man down the road said that was Heaven, too."
"Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope. That's hell."
"Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?"
"No, we're just happy that they screen out the folks who would leave their best friends behind."

[jontiff]

Absolutely love it!

[RolenKisses]

Very cute! Thanks for sharing!

[punchinella]

That was cute.

[megangnagey]

That was so cute!!

[mguiette]

I've read this somewhere before, and I LOVE it! Everyone on BW would be congregating around that water pump together!!!

[BetsyB]

Great story!!

[Maniago]

That story was also an episode on The Twilight Zone.

[Chiefsmom]

Originally Posted by Maniago

That story was also an episode on The Twilight Zone.

Really?????!!!!!!! I've been so into the Twilight Zone lately once I found out that Rod Serling (the writer) wrote all his episodes on Connecticut Hill near(Ithaca, NY) by where I've grown up. I haven't caught this one yet! I'd love to see it!!!! Do you remember the title? (I know it's a long shot... but it's worth a try! ) It's my new tv fetish on the CHILL channel!

[Maniago]

It's called "The Hunt"


http://www.scifi.com/twilightzone/episodes/season03/

[billbgh]

Twilight Zone or not, this was a good story.

Erin
Apollo & Rocky's mom

[Chiefsmom]

Originally Posted by Maniago

It's called "The Hunt"


http://www.scifi.com/twilightzone/episodes/season03/

Thanks! How cool is that?!!!!

The DH and I have seasons one and two! Guess we're going for three this weekend! Can't wait to watch it!