Three Little Boys
Published Nov 10, 2002
The three little boys were lined up in front of the Juvenile Court judge. "Now, what did you do wrong, boys? Just tell me in your own words."
"I stole potatoes from Mr. Simpson," said the first boy, "and I threw broken glass on the highway, and I threw peanuts in the lake."
"Now, you know that's not right," said the judge. "You shouldn't do that." he turned to the second boy. "What did you do?"
"I stole potatoes from Mr. Simpson, threw broken glass on the highway, and threw Peanuts in the lake."
"Never do that again," said the judge. And he turned to the third little boy: "What did you do?"
"I stole potatoes from Mr. Simpson and threw broken glass on the highway."
"And didn't you throw peanuts in the lake?" asked the judge.
"No, sir," said the boy. "You see, I'm Peanuts."
Originally published November 14, 2002.
