Doing without for a week

*Doing without for a week

A boy and his father were playing catch in the front yard when the boy saw a honeybee.

He ran over and stomped it.

“That was a honey bee,” his father said, “One of our friends, and for stomping him you will do without honey for a week.”

Later the boy saw a butterfly so he ran over and stomped it.

“That was a butterfly,” his father said, “One of our friends, and for stomping him you will do without butter for a week.”

The next morning the family had sat down for breakfast.

The boy ate his plain toast (no honey and butter).

Suddenly a cockroach ran from under the stove. His mother stomped it.

The boy looked at his father and said, “Are you going to tell her or should I?”