And how is bacon grown on trees or in the ground?
The Bacon TreePablo and Jose were lost in the desert. After wandering for several days without finding food or water, they rested in the shade of a large rock at the base of a small ridge, ready to give up and pondering their fate. Suddenly Jose broke their desperate silence:
"Pablo, do you smell that!?"
"Smell what?" asked Pablo.
"I smell BACON!" exclaimed Jose, "It's coming from over this hill!"
"I don't smell anything," said Pablo, sniffing the air.
"Follow me!" Jose shouted, excitedly stumbling to his feet.
Using the last of their strength, Pablo and Jose climbed to the other side of the small ridge. Finding the shade of another large rock, they stopped and Jose pointed to the center of a nearby clearing.
"See! I told you I smelled BACON!" said Jose, pointing toward a squat tree in the center of the clearing. At the tip of every branch, glistening in the desert sun, was what looked like a large strip of bacon.
"Look, it's a BACON TREE!" cried Jose, nearly moved to tears. "We are saved!"
"No, no. We must be delusional." said Pablo, "There is no such thing as a bacon tree," he insisted.
"You'll see!" replied Jose. "I'm going to get us some bacon from that bacon tree." And with that Jose stood up and started into the clearing toward the small lone tree.
About halfway to the tree, all hell broke loose: flares, explosions and gunfire erupted, seemingly from every direction, engulfing the clearing and surrounding poor Jose. Sprinting and dodging left and right Jose bolted from the clearing, with mortar, rocket and gunfire exploding all around him. Miraculously uninjured, Jose reached the safety of the large rock and flung himself down beside his friend Pablo. "Pablo!" gasped Jose, wide-eyed and breathing heavily, "You were right. It's NOT a bacon tree. It was a hambush."
And thus ends the story of the Bacon Tree.
