George and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Here's a little historical snack for you today. Several tales of brotherly love:

Cain and Abel
Cain and Abel were the first and second sons of Adam and Eve. Cain was a farmer and gave the Lord offerings of his land's produce. Abel was a shepherd and gave the Lord offerings of some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, but not for Cain and his. Although the Lord told Cain to control his anger, Cain lured Abel out into a field and killed him.

Joseph and his Brothers
Joseph was the son of Jacob and his beloved wife, Rachel, and he was favored by his father in a quite obvious way. As he grew older, he became a bit cocky around his ten older brothers, and even revealed to them that he had dreamt that someday, they would bow down to him. Jealous and resentful, his brothers sold him into slavery and told their father that he had been killed. (This is only half of the story.)

Romulus and Remus
According to Roman myth, Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia was married to the Roman god of War, Mars. They had twin boys, Romulus and Remus. Fearful for their lives, Rhea floated them up a river, where they were found by a she-wolf, who nursed the boys. As adults, R and R rejected their jobs as shepherds--they wanted to found a new city and rule as kings. They couldn't agree on a location, and didn't want to share the crown, so Romulus killed his brother with a rock and named himself king.

Luke and George
Luke and George were the first and second sons of Joe and Laura. Laura took the children to the base hospital one Tuesday morning so that the boys could receive their immunizations. Joe, having had his morning flight canceled due to weather, met his family at the hospital to help with crowd control. They took their number and had a seat in the immunizations clinic waiting area. When their number was called, Laura whispered to Joe to be discreet as he checked in, as Luke had no idea what they were doing there, and Laura wanted to avoid any unnecessary altercations. He nodded in agreement. "We're here to get a flu shot for our son Luke...." his voice boomed throughout the waiting room. Laura shut her eyes and cringed for a moment while Luke put the pieces of the puzzle together. Surprisingly, Luke remained somewhat calm, but stated firmly and loudly several times, "I don't need a flu shot." He repeated this over and over, staring off into space. He paused, and then declared, "George does."