In a small Southern town there was a “Nativity Scene” that showed great skill and talent had gone into creating it.
One small feature bothered me.
The three wise men were wearing fireman’s helmets.
I couldn’t figure out why, so I left.
At a “Quick Stop” on the edge of town, I stopped for gas.
I saw the same “Nativity Scene” there.
I asked the lady behind the counter about the fire helmets.
She exploded into a rage, yelling at me, “You damn Yankees never do read the Bible!”
I assured her that I did, but simply couldn’t recall anything about firemen in the Bible.
She jerked her Bible from behind the counter and ruffled through some pages, and finally jabbed her finger at a passage.
Sticking it in my face she said “See, it says right here,” “The three wise man came from afar.”