MythTickle by Justin Thompson for February 17, 2020

Yes.

Nowadays, that might work.

Nobody ever asks, why did the kid chop down the tree in the first place?

The Cherry Tree story is, in and of itself, a complete fiction, so I guess this is now metamythology….

However, Parson Weems, who started this fable, was a liar.

He was tuning up his chops, mannnnnnn.

Although not the answer the teacher was looking for, Thor should get top marks for his use of logic.

That’s my belly laugh for the day.

Some say it was a hemp plant not a cherry tree.

Johnny’s father asked him if he knew who pushed the outhouse into the creek. Johnny remembered his school lessons and replied, “I cannot tell a lie, father, I did it.” Whereupon his dad pulled off his belt and gave johnny what for. Crying, Johnny said. “George Washington’s dad didn’t whup him for cutting down the cherry tree.” And dad answered, “George Washington’s pa wasn’t sitting in the cherry tree.”…

Kid had an Axe in his hand and a Gleam in his eye.

Also a habit of roaming around the house with it at night while everyone else was sleeping.

YES! Kid with an axe in his hand? I wouldn’t want to mess around with him, ya know? First, the little cherry tree, then he moves on up to other prey….