I didn't live under a rock when I was younger (though I might as well have). I heard everything about Moses and Ramses' little pranks. Before the ten commandments I might of denied it, but I cannot lie; I wish it had been me doing brotherly things with him.
But those times are over, and for the rest of our lives it will be my turn. He and I love the Hebrew people, but it is extremely fun to mess with them. He taught me that if you put your thumb between your middle and index fingers you can convince children that you've "got their nose". The children got us back for that by putting beetles in our robes. At least we know that the future of our people is in clever hands.
Next we would prank Miriam and Tzipporah. The two were best buddies and would stay in the same tent all day on Sundays chatting. Some nights they would keep talking until they both just fell asleep right there on the ground. Moses and I snuck in and braided their hair together. I had a hard time keeping my laughter at bay. "Shhh! You'll wake them up!" Moses whispered, smiling. I still giggled uncontrolably, so he put his hand over my mouth and got us out of the tent. When we were far enough away, we burst out in laughter. I hadn't been that happy in a while.
In the morning we heard them. "Ouch!" "Tzipporah, let go of my hair!" "I'm not touching your hair!" Moses shook me awake, grinning.
"Aaron, we have to go before-"
Interrupting his sentence was Miriam in the entry of our tent, Tzipporah in tow and heads still attached. She took Moses by the earlobe. "Hey, ow!" He protested.
"Moses, undo this!"
"But Aaron did it too!"
At his words, Tzipporah grabbed me by the ear also. Miriam rubbed her scalp from the tension on their hair bridge. "Don't worry, he's not getting away with it either."
So my brother and I spent the next hour trying to fix our prank. Ok, so in hindsight it wasn't a good idea. But I would do it again if I got the chance. I have a lot of fun to catch up on.