The farmers believed that God divided day and night among them, where the day was for the farmers, and the night for the nun and the prostitute. The farmers worked all day in the fields, harvesting, planting, irrigating, and feeding the cattle. They were serving themselves. The nun and the prostitute worked at night. The nun spent all night, as part of her job, praying and making supplications to God. She was serving God. The prostitute spent all night, as her job, entertaining those in need of love or sex. She was serving the desperate. Just before sunset, the farmers would gather at the town hall to discuss their daily affairs. But mostly their talks were just gossip sessions and before the night was fully upon them, they would depart.

 One day, while they were assembled, discussing things as usual, a man stood up and asked, 'How long are we going to allow this situation to continue?' This man, Billy, was fat and healthy, but he was also dishonest, a miser, and usurer. The farmers didn't see this. They saw him differently, because he was very wealthy and could and did lend them money. After he spoke, they looked at each other and wondered what he was talking about. He noticed their perplexity and clarified, 'I am talking about the situation between us and the nun and the prostitute. You know, we work like dogs all day, and they enjoy the night to the fullest, and this is not fair dealing.'

 The cleric was amazed to hear that and asked,  'What do you expect us to do? This is God's will, as we all know.'

 Billy asked, 'Where is this law written?'

 'Well, it has always been this way. Our parents and grandparents and ancestors, as far back as is known, followed this law. And we are not willing to change that, as it would be a transgression against God,' said the cleric.

 'God represents justice,' Billy commented then asked, 'Where is the justice in this deal? You don't know what you are really missing here. Night is so charming, full of romance and secrets.' He was a persuasive, dynamic speaker, exciting their instincts and emotions, and stirring up their appetites. You could practically see them salivating.

The cleric asked, 'What do you want us to do?'

'It is very simple,' Billy replied. 'We have to get rid of them.'

The cleric queried, 'How are you going to that?'

'You will have to think of a way,' he replied.

They shouted and yelled, 'You are the wise man, you decide and we will follow.'

'Well, I have only one way to do that, but I need your approval and permission,' Billy stated.

Looking confused, they asked, ' What is it?'

'We kill them,' Billy proposed.

'Killing is a major sin, and a capital crime, punishable by death,' stated the cleric.

'Well,' Billy declared, 'you will have to find another way.' They looked at each other, trying to think of another way, but not one of them could think of anything else. 'I know killing is an awful thing to do, but we have to do what is necessary. Let me ask you one question. Can anyone tell me why we kill animals, as they, too, have souls?' 

Everyone was baffled by the things he said, and they just looked at each other. Finally the cleric spoke up again, and said, 'We kill animals to eat, to use their skin and fleece for many different purposes.'

'For the same reason, we have to kill the prostitute and the nun,' Billy explained.

After a long discussion, they agreed to continue their talks on the next day, as night was about to fall. They assembled on the next day as usual, except Billy had not yet appeared. So they sat there looking at each other without saying anything, the perplexity they were feeling was obvious. The cleric looked at them and asked, 'Has anyone seen Billy?' Nobody answered." 

 The cleric told them to send someone to look for him and tell him they were waiting for him. Billy came to the meeting but didn't say a word.

 The cleric looked at him and said, 'I am not going to ask you why you were late. But I would like to continue our talks.'

 Billy pretended he had no idea what the cleric was talking about, so he asked, 'Which talks do you mean, sir?'

 The cleric looked baffled. Everyone began looking around in confusion. Finally, a man stood up and said, 'Billy, yesterday we talked about what we would do with the nun and the prostitute. Then we agreed to meet today to continue our discussion. Can't you remember, sir?' 

 'I see,' Billy remarked. 'To be honest with you, I made a proposal yesterday, and it seemed you were not in favor of it.'

 The cleric replied, 'We didn't refuse it. We have to discuss it with others. I think I have a good proposal. I would like to put it in your hands.'

 They asked, 'What is it, master?'

 'I will put forward the proposal that was made yesterday and we will take a vote.' So the cleric looked at the naive farmers and said, 'Those in favor of Billy's proposal please raise your hand. If you are against it, keep your hand down.' The vote was 20 in favor and 6 against. The cleric stated, 'We kill the prostitute and the nun.'

 They yelled, 'We kill them. Yes, we will kill them.' Then silence prevailed as they each thought about who would actually kill the two women. They were simple people who had never killed anyone and had no idea how to do it. The cleric knew what was bothering them, so he told them to pick the strongest man to do the killing.

 Billy looked at them and said, 'For the sake of our future and for the prosperity of our village, I will take this responsibility.'

 They yelled and chanted, 'Long live our savior.' 

 'To make this legal, I need you to give me the authority to act on your behalf,' said Billy.

 The nun and the prostitute were arrested, put through a mock trial, found guilty and sentenced to death for their crimes. Since the women of the village had started to imitate the prostitute in her manner of dress, speech, and the way she moved, she was charged with corrupting and breaking the moral values of the village. The charge against the nun was that she would make them abide in Hell. On the Day of Judgment, God would look at them as sinners, comparing their deeds with hers, therefore they should get rid of her so that they might become equal in the eye of God. Everything was set up, and Saturday was to be the execution day. They brought the nun and the prostitute into a public yard and the executions took place. After they were beheaded, the nun's blood mingled with the prostitute's blood, forming a brook. After the day of execution, night turned dull, because they didn't know what to do at night.