From Father Willian McHugh, O.M.I., Pastor
Our Lady of Fatima Church, Shady Cove, Oregon February 24, 2002

One day the Old Man called his son back from the big city. "Son," the old man said,

"I will not live on this coconut plantation forever. When I die, I want you to bury me in the center of the plantation. All these trees will be yours, and you can live a good life selling coconuts. But I must warn you of one thing.

Never take a nap under a coconut tree." Then the old man closed his eyes and breathed his last breath.

The son buried the old man in the center of the plantation. He was tired from digging and filling the grave. He took a sip of coconut milk, and took a nap right near his dear old father's grave. He forgot all about the Old Man's advice.

It was the last nap he ever took. He was buried next to his father.

The moral of the fable is, "Listen to your father." You don't have to learn from a

skull fracture that you should never take a nap beneath a coconut tree.