A farmer has three sons.
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>
>
>One day, his oldest boy comes to him and pleads with him that he is
>graduating from school and would really like to get a car. His father
says,
>
>"Son, come with me." He takes him to the barn and points to the farm
>tractor and says,
>
>"That tractor is needed here on the farm and I promise that as soon as
it's
>paid for, we'll get you a car."
>The boy was not too happy but he did understand that situation and
said,
>"Okay, Dad." A week later, his second son (10 years old) approaches
him
>wanting a new two-wheel bicycle. Well, he gets the same excuse. . "as
soon
>as that tractor is paid for . . " Shortly, a few days later, son
number 3,
>his youngest, comes bugging him for a tricycle.
>Again, Ol' Dad gives him the lecture about the tractor being paid for
>first.
>While leaving the barn, the young boy, more than a little disgusted
with
>the whole thing, sees a rooster mating with one of the hens and
promptly
>goes over and kicks the rooster right off the hen's back, mumbling to
>himself the whole time.
>His dad says, now son, why on earth would you do something like that?
He
>didn't do anything to you to deserve that!"
>The little boy looks his Dad right square in the eye and says,
>
> "Hey,
>nobody rides anything around here until that damn tractor is paid
for."
>
>
>
Note: forwarded message
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>
>
>One day, his oldest boy comes to him and pleads with him that he is
>graduating from school and would really like to get a car. His father
says,
>
>"Son, come with me." He takes him to the barn and points to the farm
>tractor and says,
>
>"That tractor is needed here on the farm and I promise that as soon as
it's
>paid for, we'll get you a car."
>The boy was not too happy but he did understand that situation and
said,
>"Okay, Dad." A week later, his second son (10 years old) approaches
him
>wanting a new two-wheel bicycle. Well, he gets the same excuse. . "as
soon
>as that tractor is paid for . . " Shortly, a few days later, son
number 3,
>his youngest, comes bugging him for a tricycle.
>Again, Ol' Dad gives him the lecture about the tractor being paid for
>first.
>While leaving the barn, the young boy, more than a little disgusted
with
>the whole thing, sees a rooster mating with one of the hens and
promptly
>goes over and kicks the rooster right off the hen's back, mumbling to
>himself the whole time.
>His dad says, now son, why on earth would you do something like that?
He
>didn't do anything to you to deserve that!"
>The little boy looks his Dad right square in the eye and says,
>
> "Hey,
>nobody rides anything around here until that damn tractor is paid
for."
>
>
>
Note: forwarded message
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