One day some woodsmen were felling trees to clear land for fields when
the wife of one of the workers came by to bring her beloved husband his
lunch and a refreshing flagon of ale.

Suddenly a tree came down on the unfortunate woman.

While unhurt, her legs were trapped under a huge branch.

The woodsmen all tried to lift the branch but it was far too heavy, they
then decided to try chopping the branch smaller but the hard oak
resisted their attempts.

To top it off their chopping drove the branch
down harder on the poor womans legs, now it was hurting her and there
seemed nothing to do.

Just when the woman was begining to think that she would have to have
both her legs chopped off, one of the woodsmen suggested using a lever
to lift the huge branch.

All together they grab big rocks to use for the fulcrum and they found a
long branch that looked like it will work just fine.

The men put their total weight on their makeshift lever but the branch
holding the woman tight does not budge.

They really start to panic now
that their plan didn't work and the woman is crying as the pain steadly
grows.

They are all racking their brains trying to think of what to do next
when one of them has another of those light bulb thingies go on over his
head.

"Let's get Nathan!" He pipes up.

"Yes, let's get Nathan!"

Now listen gentle reader, Nathan is Hugh's brother, another huge
mountain of a man.

Two of the woodsmen go run off to fetch the big guy
as the others again attempt to relieve some of the pressure on the poor
woman's leg.

Soon the huge form of Nathan arrives and quietly he looks the situation
over.

Scratches his head and then promptly reaches down and grabs the
huge oak branch and in one mighty effort the tree branch rises from the
ground, freeing the woman's legs.

The assembled woodsmen all cheer.

The Moral Of The Story:

Better Nate than lever.