An Old Jamaican man lived alone in the country. He wanted to dig hisYellow Yam and Sweet Potato Garden , but it was very hard work as the ground was hard.His only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison. The oldman wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament:
Dear Vincent, I am feeling pretty badly because it looks like I won'tbe able to plant my Yellow Yam and Sweet Potato Garden this year. I'm just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. I know if youwere here my troubles would be over. Iknow you would be happy to dig the plot for me....Love, Dad
A few days later he received a letter from his son:
Dear Dad,
Don't dig up that garden. That's where I buried the bodies.
Love, Vinnie
At 4 a.m. The next morning, CID agents and local police arrived anddug up the entire area without finding any bodies. They apologized to the old man and left. That same day the old man received anotherletter from his son:
Dear Dad, Go aheadand plant
the yams and potatoes now the ground has been dug up. That's the best I can do under these circumstances.