Once there was a little boy who lived in the country. The
family had to use an outhouse, and the little boy hated it
because it was so hot in the summer, freezing cold in the
winter, and smelled bad all the time.
The outhouse was sitting on the bank of a creek and the boy
was determined that one day he would push that old outhouse
straight 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. He found a large
pole 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 he followed
his dad out and asked why he was getting a spanking. The dad
replied, "Someone pushed the outhouse into the creek
today. It was you, wasn't it son?"
The boy answered it was. Then he thought a moment and said,
"Dad, I read in school that George Washington chopped
down a cherry tree and didn't get into trouble because
he told the truth."
The dad replied, "Well, son, I bet you George Washington's
father wasn't in the cherry tree."
family had to use an outhouse, and the little boy hated it
because it was so hot in the summer, freezing cold in the
winter, and smelled bad all the time.
The outhouse was sitting on the bank of a creek and the boy
was determined that one day he would push that old outhouse
straight 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. He found a large
pole 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 he followed
his dad out and asked why he was getting a spanking. The dad
replied, "Someone pushed the outhouse into the creek
today. It was you, wasn't it son?"
The boy answered it was. Then he thought a moment and said,
"Dad, I read in school that George Washington chopped
down a cherry tree and didn't get into trouble because
he told the truth."
The dad replied, "Well, son, I bet you George Washington's
father wasn't in the cherry tree."
