, ; ttempting to break t s matter if ts to one. ters and timeters s’.”
“O’s all, I can dig it. No problem,” the Sheep Man said, relieved.
turned countless regulations t o be folloo break tried to e them down, one by one.
1) t be dug uneriko aff made of this wood.)
2) t occur at 1:16 in tmas Eve. (Because t fell at time.)
3) At time of taining foods must be brought.
Regulations (1) and (2) of t t understand ty of the sack lunch.
“range,” t to I guess I ter do it t says here.”
Cmas Eve days, o make a suneriko ers and a deptimeters.
“Boy, trange t’s he Sheep Man sighed.
uneriko tree in t, and cut off a small branco into t day, o dig the back yard of his house.
ted him.
“You t are you digging t hole for?” she demanded.
“I’m digging a o dump garbage in,” t maybe it would be handy.”
“O it? ell, if you try anyt, surned and walked away.
Using a measuring tape, t ly to tions for diameter and depth.
“t ougo do it,” to h a wooden lid.
At last Cmas Eve arrived. t a dozen donuts of ty variety, sent of and a small flas in t pocket of , and closed tener. At 1:00, otal darkness. tars out, so even see of his face.
“It must t fell into t . “It’ll be 1:16 soon. if I can’t find to until Cmas Eve next year? t as suddenly to the hole.
“Someone must as is nasty landlady. Ses everyt ers deep. Surely, after falling for so long, I s ttom by now.”
te a t ttom of t.
After stle, tried to s at o find t t t he hole.
“’s t?” came a voice out of t’s only 1:14. You’re 2 minutes early, goddamit. You’ll o climb back up to top and do it again from the beginning.”
“I’m sorry. I couldn’t see very o t,” t I’m afraid to top of a deep.”
“You got to, goddamit. Jeez, a little bit earlier and you could tened me. I t you 1:16, goddamit.”
tc. t all. But tall, ed around like a ty donut.
“By t, you better