The Devil's Lawsuit
There was a contruction worker who was working on a building when
he fell 15 stories to his bloody death. He arrived at the pearly
gates and St. Peter said ''Oh, I am sorry, my son. But you have
been sentenced to hell. The worker agreed -- not like he could do
anything else -- and he was on his way.
When he arrived, the devil looked at him and said, Ah! A new
slave. We shall burn you and throw you in the fiery pits.
Then the worker replied, That wall could use a bit of
patching. I could fix it first and you could throw me in the pit
afterward. So he fixed the wall. Satan, intrigued, asked,
What else can you build? So the construction worker
went about his job and made many improvements; in fact, by the time
he was done, hell was a paradise. It had air conditioning, pools,
balconies, you name it.
Within a few days, God phoned Satan and said, I think there
has been a mix-up. That worker was originally supposed to come to
heaven. Satan replied, No way -- he's built all sorts
of useful stuff for us. We're keeping him. God then said,
Oh, yeah? Well, I'll see you in court. We're going to sue you
for this man's soul and damages. Satan just laughed: And
where are you going to find a lawyer?