ThePope,abishopandarabbiweresittinginaboat.Thebishopsaid,"I'mfeelingpeckish,soI'llnipacrosstotheshoreandgetussomesandwiches."Therabbisaid,"Buthowcanyou?We'refarfromtheshore.""Don'tworry,"repliedthebishop,"myfaithisstrong."Hesteppedoutoftheboat,walkedtotheshoreandgotthesandwiches.
ThenthePopesaid,"I'mthirsty,soI'llnipacrosstotheshoreandgetussomedrinks."Whenhereturned,andsaidhehadforgottentobringsomethingtoread,therabbisawthechancetoprovehisfaith."Don'tworry,I'llnipacrosstotheshoreandgetussomemagazines."Withthathesteppedoutoftheboat,anddrowned.
"Weshouldhavetoldhimaboutthesteppingstones,"saidthePope.