THE EARLY MORNING DRUNK

RODNEY AND HIS WIFE WILMA ARE

AWAKENED AT 3 O'CLOCK EARLY

ONE SATURDAY MORNING BY A LOUD

POUNDING ON THE DOOR. 

RODNEY GETS UP AND GOES TO THE DOOR

WHERE HE SEES A DRUNKEN STRANGER,

STANDING IN THE POURING RAIN.

“GIVE US A PUSH” SAYS THE SWAYING STRANGER.

“NOT A CHANCE”, SAYS THE HUSBAND,

“IT IS THREE O' CLOCK IN THE MORNING.”

HE SLAMS THE DOOR AND RETURNS TO BED.

“WHO WAS THAT?”' ASKED HIS WIFE.

“JUST SOME DRUNK GUY ASKING

FOR A PUSH”, HE ANSWERS.

“DID YOU HELP HIM?” WILMA ASKS. 

“NO. I DID NOT. IT IS THREE O' CLOCK IN THE

MORNING AND IT IS POURING WITH RAIN OUTSIDE”.

HIS WIFE SAID, “DON'T YOU REMEMBER ABOUT

THREE MONTHS AGO WHEN WE BROKE DOWN

AND THOSE TWO GUYS HELPED US?

I THINK YOU SHOULD HELP HIM,

AND YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF”.

RODNEY DOES AS HE IS TOLD,

GETS DRESSED AND GOES OUT

INTO THE POURING RAIN.

HE CALLS OUT INTO THE DARK,

“HELLO! ARE YOU STILL THERE?”

“YES”, COMES BACK THE ANSWER.

“DO YOU STILL NEED A PUSH?”

CALLS OUT RODNEY. 

“YES. PLEASE.”

COMES THE REPLY FROM THE DARKNESS.

“WHERE ARE YOU?”

ASKS RODNEY.

                “OVER HERE ON THE SWING”,

                  REPLIES THE DRUNK.