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don't know how long it had been, since these
neighbors had even talked to each other. I think
it had been about two years, maybe. And it started
over the dumbest thing. It was just that stray
cat. I mean, one of them thought it was theirs and
then it went over to the other porch there, across
the little field, the valley there. And the other
farmer took it in. Each of them thought it was
their cat, and every time they'd start talking,
they'd start arguing about it. And then they just
quit talking. And so that when the traveler came
through looking for work, one farmer said,
"Well, yeah. You say you're a carpenter, I've
got some work for you." "You see that
house across this field here? Well, that's my damn
neighbor!" "You see this little ditch
here in the middle? Well, he calls that the
creek!" "He dug that with his plow! He
went up on the hill and changed the way the spring
comes down!" "The creek! It's got a
little trickle running through there."
"Well, if he's gonna try to divide us up with
that thing, I'll jus' as soon finish the job. I
want a fence - all the way across. I don't even
want to have to look at him! Can you do
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yeah, I could do that. I would need a whole lot
more wood. But I could get started with what
you've got in the shed there, you'd have to go
into town." And by the time that farmer comes
back, driving up that ole rutted road in his
truck, full of that lumber. And he looks out into
that field, where his new fence ought to be, and
that carpenter has built.. a .... bridge. Out of
his wood! Onto his land! And here comes his
neighbor! Walking across his bridge, walking onto
his land, hand out-stretched, big ol' stupid smile
on his face. Coming right up to his truck, and his
neighbor says, "You're, you're a brave man, I
didn't think you'd ever want to hear the sound of
my voice again." "I feel like such a
damn fool, can you, can you forgive me?" And
this farmer finds himself saying, "Awww,
hell, I knew that was your cat!" And he looks
over, and the carpenter is walking away, and he
says, "Hey! Hey, I've got some more work for
ya, if you ah....What?" The carpenter says,
"You'll be fine... I'm needed
elsewhere."
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