Disclaimer:  The beautiful words of Christy, by Catherine Marshall, are owned 
by the Marshall and LeSourd families.  This is just for fun.


Title: The Sci Fi Channel's Christy
Author: Sherry

To James:  Thanks for wondering how other networks would fare with Christy. 

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Opal stood on her porch.   She could see strange, flashing lights in the 
distance.  Taking one of her son's prize pumpkins with her, in case she 
needed a weapon, she walked slowly toward the lights.  

It was a flying saucer!  And little green people like creatures were leaving 
the vehicle through a door near the top.   One of the green folk approached 
Opal.

"We come in peace.  I am Harriet Quimmartian.  Does anyone around her repair 
flying saucers?"  said the green person.

Opal looked around.  She saw Bird's-eye Taylor sneaking around in the woods.

"Bird's-eye!"  Opal shouted.  

Bird's-eye came a-runnin'.  He and Opal had once courted and he still had a 
soft spot in his heart for her.

Harriet explained her dilemma to Bird's-eye, who started looking at the 
flying saucer.

Soon, Bird's-eye fixed the saucer and the green folk were on their way back 
to their home planet.   Harriet gave Bird's-eye some genetically engineered 
corn in exchange for his repair work.

Opal and Bird's-eye stood in the woods watching the flying saucer lift off 
and float away.

"Ah best be goin', Bird's -eye." said Opal.  "Tomorrow is Christy and Doc's 
wedding and Ah don't wanna  miss a moment of it."

The End

(in the PBS version, Christy married Elmo.. . I mean Neil.  In the Sci Fi 
Channel version she marries Neil.   It is what is meant to be.)