The outhohse

[Karl Rigdon]

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 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.