A township officer was driving home from a township meeting thinking of what he and the other township officers were briefed - the growing number of homeless people now in their community.
As he drove home, he saw two men along the roadside eating grass in the ditch. Remembering what he heard at the township meeting, he was disturbed and immediately pulled his truck over. He yelled to the men, "Why are you guys eating grass?"
"We don't have any money for food," one man replied.
"We don't have any money for food," one man replied.
"We're homeless and all we have to eat is grass," the other said.
"That's terrible; you poor fellows jump into the back of my pickup and I will take you to my house and feed you," the township officer said.
"But sir, I have a wife and two children, one said. "They are over there, under that tree."
"But sir, I have a wife and two children, one said. "They are over there, under that tree."
"Bring them along," replied the township officer.
The second man, in a pitiful voice, then said, "Sir, I also have a wife and three children!"
The second man, in a pitiful voice, then said, "Sir, I also have a wife and three children!"
"No problem. Bring them all as well. I have enough to feed all of you," the township officer replied.
The men helped their wives and children into the back of the pickup and then they hopped into the cab. Once under way, one of the men turned to the township officer and said, "Sir, you are very kind. Thank you for taking all of us with you.
The men helped their wives and children into the back of the pickup and then they hopped into the cab. Once under way, one of the men turned to the township officer and said, "Sir, you are very kind. Thank you for taking all of us with you.
The township officer replied, "Glad to do it; its no problem. I think you and your families will really love my place. The grass is almost a foot high and not full of weeds like that stuff you guys were eating back there in the ditch."
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