One day many years ago, a fisherman's wife blessed her husband with
twin sons. They loved the children very much, but couldn't think of
what to name their children. Finally, after several days, the fisher-
man said, "Let's not decide on names right now. If we wait a little
while, the names will simply occur to us."
After several weeks had passed, the fisherman and his wife noticed a
peculiar fact. When left alone, one of the boys would always turn
towards the sea, while the other boy would face inland. It didn't
matter which way the parents positioned the children, the same child
always faced the same direction. "Let's call the boys Towards and
Away," suggested the fisherman. His wife agreed, and from that point
on, the boys were simply known as TOWARDS and AWAY.
The years passed and the lads grew tall and strong. The day came when
the aging fisherman said to his sons, "Boys, it is time that learned
how to make a living from the sea." They provisioned their ****p, said
their goodbyes, and set sail for a three-month voyage.
The three months passed quickly for the fisherman's wife, yet the ****p
had not returned. Another three months passed, and still no ****p.
Three whole years passed before the grieving woman saw a lone man
walking towards her house. She recognized him as her husband. "My
goodness! What has happened to my darling boys?" she cried.
The ragged fisherman began to tell his story: "We were just barely
one whole day out to see when Towards hooked into a great fish.
Towards fought long and hard, but the fish was more than his equal.
For a whole week they wrestled upon the waves without either of them
letting up. Yet eventually the great fish started to win the battle,
and Towards was pulled over the side of our ****p. He was swallowed
whole, and we never saw either of them again."
"Oh dear, that must have been terrible! What a huge fish that must
have been! What a horrible fish. What a horrible fish."
"Yes, it was, but you should have seen the one that got Away."
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