~~~ Gotta Get That Story Straight... ~~~

Little Johnny was sitting in Sunday School on Easter day. His teacher said the lesson was on 'the meaning of Easter' and asked the class if anyone could tell the Easter story. No one volunteered to speak, so the teacher called on Frank.

"Umm, I don't think I know," Frank said. The teacher reassured him that was O.K. and moved on to Betty.

"I don't know how to tell it." she also replied. Johnny finally decided to raise his hand, and offered to tell the Easter story. The teacher was pleasantly surprised at his willingness, since he was sometimes the class clown.

"On Easter, Jesus and his disciples were eating the Jewish Passover at the last supper, but later Jesus was deceived and turned over to the Romans by one of his disciples. He was accused of teaching he was the Messiah and when he confessed it, the Romans made him to wear a crown of thorns, took him to be crucified, and was hung on a cross with nails through his hands and feet. He said "It is finished" which means "Debt paid in full" and died. He was definitely dead because the water was separated from his blood when the stabbed his side. So they buried him in a nearby cave on Friday which was sealed off by a large boulder."

The teacher, almost speechless, excitedly says "Very good, Johnny! Now what else happened that we celebrate on Easter?"

Johnny gets a sly grin on his face and continues, "Every year on Easter Sunday, we move the boulder aside so that Jesus can come out and, if he sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter..."