RIVER LADY
08-29-2006, 03:03 PM
A four-year-old boy told his father he wanted to marry the little
girl
across the street. The father, being modern and well-schooled in
handling
children, hid his smile behind his hand.
"That's a serious step," he said. "Have you thought it out completely?"
"Yes," his young son answered. "We can spend one week in my room
and the next in hers. It's right across the street, so I can run home if I
get scared of the dark."
"How about transportation?" the father asked.
"I have my wagon, and we both have our tricycles," the little boy
answered.
The boy had an answer to every question the father raised.
Finally, in exasperation, his dad asked, "What about babies? When you're
married, you're liable to have babies, you know."
"We've thought about that, too," the little boy replied.
"We're not going to have babies.
Every time she lays an egg, I'm going to step on it,
girl
across the street. The father, being modern and well-schooled in
handling
children, hid his smile behind his hand.
"That's a serious step," he said. "Have you thought it out completely?"
"Yes," his young son answered. "We can spend one week in my room
and the next in hers. It's right across the street, so I can run home if I
get scared of the dark."
"How about transportation?" the father asked.
"I have my wagon, and we both have our tricycles," the little boy
answered.
The boy had an answer to every question the father raised.
Finally, in exasperation, his dad asked, "What about babies? When you're
married, you're liable to have babies, you know."
"We've thought about that, too," the little boy replied.
"We're not going to have babies.
Every time she lays an egg, I'm going to step on it,