the parade crasher page 1

the parade crasher page 1 by ric Gustafson


I woke up and felt around for my little tin cup. It was cool out and I knew that it was still early morning. According to my father Timaeus , I have been blind since birth. I have lived in Jericho my entire life and even though I cannot see, I can hear everything that goes on around me. I have been sitting in this spot most of my life begging for food and money. Sometimes somebody will throw a few coins into my cup but not often.
Even though I hear a lot of voices going by me each day, two voices are the most important. Mita owns a fruit cart and parks it right next to me. She will throw me a piece of fruit and talk to me. Tila owns a meat cart and parks it right on the other side of me. He usually talks to me unless he is really busy.
This morning, I could tell by the voices going by me that something different was going on. I could tell by the voices that something grand and unusual was approaching from one end of the city. I heard people jumping, shouting and running by me. " What's going on Mita?". I could hear people coming up to her cart.
" I don't know?".
" What's going on Tila?".
" I've been hearing that the Rabbi from Galilee and his followers are coming through town".
I turned my head toward Mita. " Who's the Rabbi from Galilee?".
" I've heard he's performed miracles". She hesitated. " I've also heard that he preaches that the kingdom of God is at hand".
Shortly later, I heard Tila moving his cart. " He's coming".


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