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PART I:
The church in this small French town were in a quandry. The bell in their tower had been silent for many months; ever since the last bell ringer had passed away. Nobody applied for (or for that matter, even wanted)
the job because the bell was too heavy for even the strongest men in town to move, much less ring.
Then one day, a stranger came into town looking for work. He tried every store, shop and farm in town to no avail. It had been a hard life for him because he had been born without arms, which made it difficult to perform most of the simple tasks, let alone what it took to perform the manual labor
most jobs required. When he saw the advertisement the church had posted for a bell ringer, knowing that he lacked the skills to do the job but being desperate, he went into the church to apply.
The church officials were very sympathetic to his plight but doubtful he could do the job. When they started to explain to him that he was not right for the job, he
assured them that he could and without waiting for them to respond, he ran up the tower. A few moments later, the officials, as well as the rest of the town, heard the bells ringing louder than they had ever rung before.
The astonished church officials ran up the tower to witness how he was able to perform this amazing feat. When they got to the bell, they saw the man
running towards the bell and slamming into it with his face!!! With each slam, the bells rang loud and clear as never before.
So thrilled that they had finally found someone who could ring the bells, they actually applauded and yelled to him that he had indeed gotten the job!
So happy was he that he wanted to ring the bell louder than it had ever been rung before. But as fate would have it, in his excitement, he missed the bell
and fell from the tower to his death.
His lifeless body lay there on the street below when some towns folk walk over to see who the poor man was. When one asked if anyone knew who he was, the reply was
"I don't know his name, but his face rings a bell". :-)
PART II:
Not long after the tragic death, the dead mans' identical twin brother came to town, intending to find work as well but with the same limitations as his brother.
Though grieving over the death of his beloved brother, he was also desperate for work and went into the church where he was greeted with looks of astonishment
from the church officials since they all believed that somehow, the man had survived the fall and was returning to work. They congratulated him on his good fortune and sent him to the tower to continue his work. The brother, finally understanding what had happened and desperate for work, simply let them believe that he was who they thought and ascended the tower to the bell.
Not being as strong as his brother, he tried and tried to ring the bell with his face and time and time again, the bell remained silent.
Fearing that he would soon be found out and lose his job, he gave it his best try. He walked all the way to the wall of the tower, lowered his head and ran as hard and fast as he could towards the bell. But fate stepped in again. He missed his footing and stumbled out the same window as his brother had earlier, landing not far from his brother's body.
When the towns folk gather around them again, the question was asked "Now who is THIS man?"
The reply from one of the people was, "I don't know, but he's a dead ringer for that other guy."
(don't hate me) hahaha
The church in this small French town were in a quandry. The bell in their tower had been silent for many months; ever since the last bell ringer had passed away. Nobody applied for (or for that matter, even wanted)
the job because the bell was too heavy for even the strongest men in town to move, much less ring.
Then one day, a stranger came into town looking for work. He tried every store, shop and farm in town to no avail. It had been a hard life for him because he had been born without arms, which made it difficult to perform most of the simple tasks, let alone what it took to perform the manual labor
most jobs required. When he saw the advertisement the church had posted for a bell ringer, knowing that he lacked the skills to do the job but being desperate, he went into the church to apply.
The church officials were very sympathetic to his plight but doubtful he could do the job. When they started to explain to him that he was not right for the job, he
assured them that he could and without waiting for them to respond, he ran up the tower. A few moments later, the officials, as well as the rest of the town, heard the bells ringing louder than they had ever rung before.
The astonished church officials ran up the tower to witness how he was able to perform this amazing feat. When they got to the bell, they saw the man
running towards the bell and slamming into it with his face!!! With each slam, the bells rang loud and clear as never before.
So thrilled that they had finally found someone who could ring the bells, they actually applauded and yelled to him that he had indeed gotten the job!
So happy was he that he wanted to ring the bell louder than it had ever been rung before. But as fate would have it, in his excitement, he missed the bell
and fell from the tower to his death.
His lifeless body lay there on the street below when some towns folk walk over to see who the poor man was. When one asked if anyone knew who he was, the reply was
"I don't know his name, but his face rings a bell". :-)
PART II:
Not long after the tragic death, the dead mans' identical twin brother came to town, intending to find work as well but with the same limitations as his brother.
Though grieving over the death of his beloved brother, he was also desperate for work and went into the church where he was greeted with looks of astonishment
from the church officials since they all believed that somehow, the man had survived the fall and was returning to work. They congratulated him on his good fortune and sent him to the tower to continue his work. The brother, finally understanding what had happened and desperate for work, simply let them believe that he was who they thought and ascended the tower to the bell.
Not being as strong as his brother, he tried and tried to ring the bell with his face and time and time again, the bell remained silent.
Fearing that he would soon be found out and lose his job, he gave it his best try. He walked all the way to the wall of the tower, lowered his head and ran as hard and fast as he could towards the bell. But fate stepped in again. He missed his footing and stumbled out the same window as his brother had earlier, landing not far from his brother's body.
When the towns folk gather around them again, the question was asked "Now who is THIS man?"
The reply from one of the people was, "I don't know, but he's a dead ringer for that other guy."
(don't hate me) hahaha
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