Once upon a time there was a man who lived at the base of a mountain. The townspeople over the years had become concerned for the man, because some geologist had told them that it was not a mountain but a volcano they lived next too. The geologist told them that they were safe for now, but if the ground started to shack that they should call them immediately.
Several months later the townspeople felt the ground tremble, it was so faint that most of them thought they had imagined it. The day after that the ground shuck a little harder. For the days following the ground trembled harder than the day before. By then the townspeople had called the geologist, but they were at least three days away. They had told everyone to plan for an emergency evacuation. As everyone is stocking up on food, and some are packing and leaving the town. The man that lived at the foot of the mountain strolled into the general store, without a worry in the world. The store manager urged his neighbor to leave his home. When the man refused the store manager told him what the geologist said. The man put down his six pack of beer hard on the counter, and looked his old friend in the eyes.
"I know what the white coats said, and I'll tell you what I told them. My daughter is the mountain."
The store manager was speechless, a look of terror, and sadness was in his eyes. See five years ago the man that lives at the foot of the mountain used to have a daughter, but unfortunately she passed. When an old tree fell and crushed her. The old man grabbed his beer, threw his money on the counter, and made his way back to the truck.
One day the ground shook so hard it left a crack in the middle of main street. Fortunately the geologists showed up just in time and evacuated everyone from the town. As the Sherriff was leaving he told the geologist about the man at the bottom of the volcano. The youngest geologist ran up to get the old man while everyone else left.
When he pulled up to the old mans property the smell of ribs lingered through the air. The geologist had to wipe his mouth to stop the drawl. He ran around back, and saw the old man. In one hand an ice cold beer, in the other tongues. The whippersnapper ran up to the man and urged him that he must go. He told the man that this wasn't just a mountain but a volcano, and it's going to be active any day now. The old man walked over to a cooler flipped it open, grabbed a beer and offered it to the boy. The boy politely refused and continued to urge the man to leave.
The old man then said, "What do you want to happen? Why did you come all of the way up here? You fix'n to die or something?"
The geologist response, "There's an active volcano, and I don't want to see anyone get hurt. So pleases sir come with me."
"But I already told you and you're buddies that I will never leave the foot of this mountain. A father should never leave his child if she might be in danger. So the fact that you come up here after being told that means that you lookin for something young man. You waiting just like me. To see if it's a volcano or a child just throwing a temper tantrum," the old man tells him.
The young boy and the man both remained there. They went in and grabbed some plates. They set the table out back, and enjoyed their dinner. The whole time the ground shook, rumbled, and tumbled. The next morning the old man told the young boy to go a top the mountain and give this to his daughter. The boy did as he said. The boy went up, and never came back down. The trembles in the ground has ceased about an hour after the boy left.
Several years later the team of geologist returned with some police. They had been convinced that the old man had killed their young colleague. As the man was being hauled off to jail he final got a look at the whole mountain the further they got.
Several months later the townspeople felt the ground tremble, it was so faint that most of them thought they had imagined it. The day after that the ground shuck a little harder. For the days following the ground trembled harder than the day before. By then the townspeople had called the geologist, but they were at least three days away. They had told everyone to plan for an emergency evacuation. As everyone is stocking up on food, and some are packing and leaving the town. The man that lived at the foot of the mountain strolled into the general store, without a worry in the world. The store manager urged his neighbor to leave his home. When the man refused the store manager told him what the geologist said. The man put down his six pack of beer hard on the counter, and looked his old friend in the eyes.
"I know what the white coats said, and I'll tell you what I told them. My daughter is the mountain."
The store manager was speechless, a look of terror, and sadness was in his eyes. See five years ago the man that lives at the foot of the mountain used to have a daughter, but unfortunately she passed. When an old tree fell and crushed her. The old man grabbed his beer, threw his money on the counter, and made his way back to the truck.
One day the ground shook so hard it left a crack in the middle of main street. Fortunately the geologists showed up just in time and evacuated everyone from the town. As the Sherriff was leaving he told the geologist about the man at the bottom of the volcano. The youngest geologist ran up to get the old man while everyone else left.
When he pulled up to the old mans property the smell of ribs lingered through the air. The geologist had to wipe his mouth to stop the drawl. He ran around back, and saw the old man. In one hand an ice cold beer, in the other tongues. The whippersnapper ran up to the man and urged him that he must go. He told the man that this wasn't just a mountain but a volcano, and it's going to be active any day now. The old man walked over to a cooler flipped it open, grabbed a beer and offered it to the boy. The boy politely refused and continued to urge the man to leave.
The old man then said, "What do you want to happen? Why did you come all of the way up here? You fix'n to die or something?"
The geologist response, "There's an active volcano, and I don't want to see anyone get hurt. So pleases sir come with me."
"But I already told you and you're buddies that I will never leave the foot of this mountain. A father should never leave his child if she might be in danger. So the fact that you come up here after being told that means that you lookin for something young man. You waiting just like me. To see if it's a volcano or a child just throwing a temper tantrum," the old man tells him.
The young boy and the man both remained there. They went in and grabbed some plates. They set the table out back, and enjoyed their dinner. The whole time the ground shook, rumbled, and tumbled. The next morning the old man told the young boy to go a top the mountain and give this to his daughter. The boy did as he said. The boy went up, and never came back down. The trembles in the ground has ceased about an hour after the boy left.
Several years later the team of geologist returned with some police. They had been convinced that the old man had killed their young colleague. As the man was being hauled off to jail he final got a look at the whole mountain the further they got.
A top a mountain,
Yes, a mountain
A door is there,
and
Once you've entered,
You will see,
My family so beautiful
and
Fair
You will see,
My family so beautiful
and
Fair