Another Short Story About Something That Never Happened

 The explorers were having trouble understanding

the culture of the “primitive” tribe of people they

had discovered recently in the jungles of Borneo.

They seemed highly organized, peaceful, and 

ingenious.  When tasked with clearing an area for

a landing pad for a helicopter, the leader who had

gotten the request made a few gestures to the people,

who all simultaneously began working without any

questions. The work was completed in a third of the 

time the Westerners estimated it would take them.

They asked them about their beliefs. They couldn’t 

understand the meaning of the word “belief”.  Also,

the word “God” didn’t seem to register. When we 

asked them where they thought they came from, once

they understood the question, they all burst into 

laughter, some pointing to their heads some to their

hearts, some to the sky and some to their genitalia.

These were the happiest people they’d ever seen.