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Once there was a little boy who lived in the country.
They had to use an outhouse, and the little boy hated it because it was hot
in the summer,cold in the winter and stank all the time. The outhouse was
sitting on the bank of a creek and the boy determined that one day he would
push that outhouse into the creek. One day after a spring rain, the creek
was
swollen so the little boy decided today was the day to push the outhouse
into the creek.
So he got a large stick and started pushing. Finally, the outhouse toppled
into the creek and floated away. That night his dad told him they were going
to the woodshed after supper. Knowing that meant a spanking, the little
boy asked why. The dad replied, "someone pushed the outhouse into
the creek today. It was you, wasn't it, son?" The boy answered yes.
Then he thought a moment and said, "Dad, I read in school today that
George Washington
chopped
down a cherry tree and didn't get into trouble
because he told the truth."
The dad replied, "Well, son, George Washington's father wasn't in that
cherry tree."
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