>A little boy comes down to breakfast. Since they live on a farm, his mother asks if he had done his chores.

>"Not yet," said the little boy. His mother tells him he can't have any breakfast until he does his chores.

>Well, he's a little pissed, so he goes to feed the chickens, and he kicks a chicken.

>He goes to feed the cows, and he kicks a cow. He goes to feed the pigs, and he kicks a pig.

>He goes back in for breakfast and his mother gives him a bowl of dry cereal.

>"How come I don't get any eggs and bacon? Why don't I have any milk in my cereal?" he asks.

>"Well," his mother says, "I saw you kick a chicken, so you don't get any eggs for a week. I saw you kick the pig, so you don't get any bacon for a week either. I also saw you kick the cow so, for a week you aren't getting any milk."

>Just then his father comes down for breakfast and kicks the cat as he's walking into the kitchen. The little boy looks up at his mother with a smile, and says, "Are you going to tell him, or should I?"

-- Anonymous, December 11, 2000