The children in class one day were learning about morals, and each was asked to tell a story which had a moral. Little Sue related how her mother had collected all the eggs in a basket one frosty morn, and then slipped and fell, breaking all the eggs. The moral was not to put all your eggs in one basket. Little Billy told about how his uncle wanted to be a chicken farmer, starting out with only an incubator, but that he had big plans for the future. One day a fox got into the incubator room and got to all the eggs, dashing all plans of being a chicken farmer. The moral was not to count your chickens before they hatch. And so, on the story telling went, until it was little Johnny's turn.
Dad was in the Army during the war and got separated from his unit. He was alone in his foxhole and the enemy was closing in all around him. So he took stock of his supplies, and found that he had 5 rounds of ammo, one hand grenade, his bayonet, and a canteen full of whiskey. So he took a big drink from his canteen and prepared for the worst.
The enemy began closing in on him, so he had another drink, fired his last rounds and killed 5 of the enemy. Having another drink to settle himself, the enemy charged. So he pulled the pin and threw his grenade, killing several more of the enemy. Another drink.
Then 2 of the enemy jumped into his foxhole and he killed each with his bayonet, and.....At this, point the teacher stopped Johnny and said, "Young man, this is an awfully long story. Does it have a moral to it?"
"Yes, Ma'am," replied Johnny, "Don't mess with Dad when he's been drinking!"
Dad was in the Army during the war and got separated from his unit. He was alone in his foxhole and the enemy was closing in all around him. So he took stock of his supplies, and found that he had 5 rounds of ammo, one hand grenade, his bayonet, and a canteen full of whiskey. So he took a big drink from his canteen and prepared for the worst.
The enemy began closing in on him, so he had another drink, fired his last rounds and killed 5 of the enemy. Having another drink to settle himself, the enemy charged. So he pulled the pin and threw his grenade, killing several more of the enemy. Another drink.
Then 2 of the enemy jumped into his foxhole and he killed each with his bayonet, and.....At this, point the teacher stopped Johnny and said, "Young man, this is an awfully long story. Does it have a moral to it?"
"Yes, Ma'am," replied Johnny, "Don't mess with Dad when he's been drinking!"