The Parable of the Missing Shoes

1.             And one day Austin was missing his shoes.

2.           And he had to participate in P.E. class.

3.           And so he borrowed the shoes of his sick friend, Michelle.

4.         And Austin forgot to return the shoes to Michelle’s locker,

5.          And when Michelle returned she was furious.

6.          Michelle searched endlessly for her shoes;

7.          And she asked everyone in the school about them.

8.          And when she came to Austin, he lied.

9.          And Michelle was full of despair.

10.    One month later was Austin’s birthday,

11.       And Austin wanted to throw a party.

12.     And he invited all of his friends,

13.     And they played hide-and-seek.

14.   And while in the closet, Michelle found her shoes!

15.    And she made an indictment about Austin’s thievery,

16.    And he lied again.

17.    And Michelle showed him the irrefutable evidence of her shoes,

18.    And then she showed him the name written across the bottom of the shoes,

19.    And it was hers.

20.  And Michelle called Austin an arrant liar,

21.     And told all of his friends the story.

22.   And nobody wanted to be Austin’s friend.

23.   And he became saturnine.

24. Austin learned his lesson,

25.  And decided that he would never lie again.