An old hick had a job cutting wood in the forest. One day he was carrying a bundle of wood on his route to the city when he became very tired. He sat down by the road, threw down his load, and begged "Death" to come, for he had lost his will to live. "Death" immediately appeared and asked the hick why he had called him. The hick hurriedly replied, "That you may place this load again upon my shoulders."