> Subject: PLAN B > Ø A pretty woman was serving life sentence in prison. Angry and resentful about her > > situation, she had decided that she would rather die than to live another > > year in prison. > > > > Over the years she had become good friends with one of the > > prison caretakers. His job, among others, was to bury those > > prisoners who died in a graveyard just outside the prison walls. > > > > When a prisoner died, the caretaker rang a bell, which was > > heard by everyone. The caretaker then got the body and put it in a > > casket. Next, he entered his office to fill out the death > > certificate before returning to the casket to nail the lid shut. Finally, he > > put the casket on a wagon to take it to the graveyard and bury > > it. > > > > Knowing this routine, the woman devised an escape plan and > > shared it with the caretaker. The next time the bell rang, the woman > > would leave her cell and sneak into the dark room where the coffins > > were kept. She would slip into the coffin with the dead body > > while the caretaker was filling out the death certificate.. > > When the care-taker returned, he would nail the lid shut and take > > the coffin outside the prison with the woman in the coffin along with > > the dead body. He would then bury the coffin. The woman knew > > there would be enough air for her to breathe until later in the evening > > when the caretaker would return to the graveyard under the cover of > > darkness, dig up the coffin, open it, and set her free. > > > > The caretaker was reluctant to go along with this plan, but > > since he and the woman had become good friends over the years, he > > agreed to do it. > > > Ø The woman waited several weeks before someone in the prison > > died. She was asleep in her cell when she heard the death bell ring. > > > > She got up and slowly walked down the hallway. She was > > nearly caught a couple of times. Her heart was beating fast. She opened the > > door to the darkened room where the coffins were kept. Quietly in > > the dark, she found the coffin that contained the dead body, carefully > > climbed into the coffin and pulled the lid shut to wait for the > > caretaker to come and nail the lid shut. > > > > Soon she heard footsteps and the pounding of the hammer and > > nails. > > Even though she was very uncomfortable in the coffin with > > the dead body, she knew that with each nail she was one step closer > > to freedom. > > > > The coffin was lifted onto the wagon and taken outside to > > the graveyard. She could feel the coffin being lowered into the > > ground. She didn't make a sound as the coffin hit the bottom of the > > grave with a thud. > > > > Finally she heard the dirt dropping onto the > > top of the wooden coffin, and she knew that it was only a > > matter of time until she would be free at last. > > > > After several minutes of absolute silence, she began to > > laugh. She was free! She was free! Feeling curious, she decided to light a > > match to find out the identity of the dead prisoner beside > > her. > > > > To her horror, she discovered that she was lying next to > > the dead caretaker... > > > > Many people believe they have life all > > figured out...... but sometimes it just doesn't turn > > out the way they planned it. > > > > Think of a 'Plan B'! > > > > "I don't know what tomorrow holds, but I know > > WHO holds tomorrow." > > > > The Happiest People Don't Have the Best of Everything, > > They Just Make The Best Of What They Have...
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