Papa Joe's Lightning Story

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My grandfather, Papa Joe, always told me this old,old story of the sky people. Every time we had a family get together around the bonfire you could count on him to entertain you with stories from his past native american tribe, the Slap-da-hoes. One story that was his most exotic tale is this...
“ When the sky people first arrived, they had everything they could ever need. They had enough food to last them a lifetime and they were so happy to have been given a home that they decided to throw a party. The party lasted for months. Months of careless eating and dancing for all the dancing made them very hungry. When it was over, they realized that they had used up all of their resources.They were so distressed that they asked the god

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