A Love Story: Slippery Jeans

What? Slippery jeans?

The tale goes like this:

Once upon a time, in a land deep in the Heartland,

there was a little boy who dearly loved his jeans.

From the moment his momma brought them

home from the store, they became his favorite.

As the months went on,

the little boy grew more and more

in love with his new dungarees.

He called them his "slippery jeans".

On the weekends, he wore them from sun-up to sun-down.

He ran in them, climbed in them,

napped in them, and fished in them.

His momma had to steal them away

just to run them through the wash.

Many times though, the little boy simply wore them dirty,

stealing them from the laundry hamper.

These pants were the source of many a tear

when the little boy couldn't wear them to school or church.

He didn't care that he'd long since grown out of them

and they were inches short for his legs.

It didn't matter that they were only suitable for play.

They were his beloved slippery jeans

and they paired perfectly with his cowboy boots.
And then one day, the unthinkable happened.

The slippery jeans, being quite worn, could finally take no more.

It didn't take long for the hole in the knee to grow and spread.

The little boy didn't mind at all, and continued wearing them daily.

Until one day, his mom said

"Son, we're gonna have to do something about those jeans....

they just aren't fit for you to keep wearing like that,

the leg is practically hanging off..."

And she suggested cutting off the legs so

the little boy could continue to wear them.

At first, he was devastated....

"cut his jeans ????!!!! No Way !!!! "

But then, a smile appeared as he realized ....

"Oh! Mom!! --Then.......they'll be slippery shorts!"

So out came the scissors and on a very special day

and after years of wear,

the slippery jeans became slippery shorts...

And the boy was as happy as could be ....

and he wore his slippery shorts every day,

and he lived happily ever after.

The End.