THE FISHERMAN'S SONS

One day many years ago, a fisherman's wife blessed her husband with twin sons.
They loved the children very much, but couldn't think of what to name their
children. Finally, after several days, the fisherman said, "Let's not decide on
names right now. If we wait a little while, the names will simply occur to us."
After several weeks had passed, the fisherman and his wife noticed a peculiar
fact. When left alone, one of the boys would always turn towards the sea, while
the other boy would face inland. It didn't matter which way the parents
positioned the children, the same child always faced the same direction. "Let's
call the boys towards and Away," suggested the fisherman. His wife agreed, and
from that point on, the boys were simply known as TOWARDS and AWAY.
The years passed and the lads grew tall and strong. The day came when the
aging fisherman said to his sons, "Boys, it is time that learned how to make a
living from the sea." They provisioned their ship, said their good-byes, and set
sail for a three month voyage.
The three months passed quickly for the fisherman's wife, yet the ship had not
returned. Another three months passed, and still no ship. Three whole years
passed before the grieving woman saw a lone man walking towards her house. She
recognized him as her husband. "My goodness! What has happened to my darling
boys?" she cried.
The ragged fisherman began to tell his story:
"We were just barely one whole day out to see when towards hooked into a great
fish. Towards fought long and hard, but the fish was more than his equal. For a
whole week they wrestled upon the waves without either of them letting up. Yet
eventually the great fish started to win the battle, and towards was pulled over
the side of our ship. He was swallowed whole, and we never saw either of them
again."
"Oh dear, that must have been terrible! What a huge fish that must of
been! What a horrible fish. What a horrible fish."
"Yes, it was, but you should have seen the one that got Away...."