A Fractured Fairy Tale:
Once upon a time there was a family who lived in the country.
Their main source of livelihood was to grow peas for split pea soup.
Their several children were skilled in the growing of peas and all the processes involved in the production of their product.
One of their sons was especially skilled in the splitting of peas and he loved his job immensely.
All day long he would sit and split peas with a special knife which he kept honed to a razor sharp edge.
Once there was a severe drought which resulted in crop failure for peas that year.
The family was greatly troubled as they considered alternative prospects for sustaining their lives.
The young pea splitter was expecially distraught as he wandered waywardly far from home to seek out employment.
The family missed their son very much, especially the father which had trained him from an early age to achieve expertise in the splitting of peas.
One day, as the young man lay crying bitterly, a letter came from his father. It contained a song which the father had written especially for him. The father explained that the drought had ended and that they expected a bumper crop that year. The young man was excited about the good news but alas, he was obligated to his employer in that far land 'til the end of the growing season. The song lifted his spirits, however, and he resovlved to finish his obligation before returning to his family.
"Carry on my wayward son,
there'll be peas when you are done.
Lay your weary head to rest.
Don't you cry no more."
Once upon a time there was a family who lived in the country.
Their main source of livelihood was to grow peas for split pea soup.
Their several children were skilled in the growing of peas and all the processes involved in the production of their product.
One of their sons was especially skilled in the splitting of peas and he loved his job immensely.
All day long he would sit and split peas with a special knife which he kept honed to a razor sharp edge.
Once there was a severe drought which resulted in crop failure for peas that year.
The family was greatly troubled as they considered alternative prospects for sustaining their lives.
The young pea splitter was expecially distraught as he wandered waywardly far from home to seek out employment.
The family missed their son very much, especially the father which had trained him from an early age to achieve expertise in the splitting of peas.
One day, as the young man lay crying bitterly, a letter came from his father. It contained a song which the father had written especially for him. The father explained that the drought had ended and that they expected a bumper crop that year. The young man was excited about the good news but alas, he was obligated to his employer in that far land 'til the end of the growing season. The song lifted his spirits, however, and he resovlved to finish his obligation before returning to his family.
"Carry on my wayward son,
there'll be peas when you are done.
Lay your weary head to rest.
Don't you cry no more."
