The Italian Tomato Garden
THE ITALIAN TOMATO GARDEN

An old Italian man lived alone in the country. He wanted to dig his tomato

garden, but it was very hard work as the ground was hard. His only son,

Vincent, who used to help him was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to

his son and described his predicament:

Dear Vincent,

I am feeling pretty badly because it looks like I won't be able to plant my

tomato garden this year. I'm just getting too old to be digging up a garden

plot. I know if you were here my troubles would be over. I know you would

be happy to dig the plot for me.

Love, Dad

A few days later he received a letter from his son:

Dear Dad,

Don't dig up that garden. That's where I buried the bodies.

Love Vinny

At 4 a.m. the next morning, FBI agents and local police arrived and dug up

the entire area without finding any bodies. They apologized to the old man

and left. That same day the old man received another letter from his son:

Dear Dad,

Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That's the best I could do under the

circumstances.

Love you, Vinny

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