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Once there was a man on death row who woke up one day knowing he was hours away from his lethal injection. The orderly came by and asked what the prisoner wanted for breakfast. The inmate thought a minute before asking, "Will there also be lunch?"
"No," said the orderly. "I'm afraid not."
"Well," said the inmate, "I'd like a cup of coffee."
"Is that it?"
The prisoner went out on his balcony to enjoy the sunrise and wait for his breakfast. A few minutes later, a bird lit on the railing. In its beak, it carried a thermos of hot, strong, delicious coffee. Around its left leg was a still-warm donut. "Just in case," said the bird.
The man opened the thermos and took a sip. It was the best coffee he'd ever tasted. It was so good, he suddenly felt afraid to die.
The orderly came back bearing a tray, but stopped short when he saw the prisoner with his thermos. "Ah," he said."I was too slow again."
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