The Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth...
Chief Grinding Bear says to his son, "Son, you push-um outhouse off-um cliff?"
Little Beaver says, "No, my father, me no push-um outhouse off-um cliff."
Grinding Bear says, "Son, me tell-um you story of Great White Father, George Washington. Many moons ago, when Great White Father was young boy, him chop-um down cherry tree. Him father say, 'Georgie, you chop-um down cherry tree?'
Little George say-um, 'Cannot tell-um lie, Father. It is true, me chop-um down cherry tree.' Him father say, 'Georgie bad, but Georgie honest, so you no get-um punishment.'
Now Little Beaver, I ask-um you again... you push-um outhouse off-um cliff?"
His son says, "Yes, my father, it is true, me push-um outhouse off-um cliff."
The Chief proceeds to give-um bigtime spanking to his son.
Afterwards, Little Beaver says, "Father, Great White Father tell truth and get-um off scott-free. I tell-um truth... why you give me big time spanking?"
"Ah, Little Beaver, Georgie's father, he not sit-um in cherry tree." |
