Watermelons

Once upon a time, before I began living in the archive, when I was much younger I lived in a farming area.

One of the farmers always had great crops of watermelons and they were a great attraction for those of the younger generation. We were always careful and only took a few watermelons.

We were not worried about the saltpeter charges in his shot-gun because he was a terrible shot and we could see him coming from way across the field.

What did turn us off one year was the sign he put up.

ONE OF THESE WATERMELONS CONTAINS CYANIDE.

We watched that field for several weeks trying to work out which one had been poisoned.

In the end we gave up and put up a sign of our own.

NOW THERE ARE TWO!