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.

Totally unable to come up with a reason or explanation,
I left.

At a "Quick Stop" on the edge of town, I asked the lady
behind the counter about the helmets. She exploded into
a rage, yelling at me. "You 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 men came from
afar.'"