There's a story about a...
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There's a story about a runaway boy writing a letter home to his mother. The letter hopes that his old-fashioned father will be able to forgive him and allow him to come home.
"Dear Mom,
In a few days I'll be on the bus which passes near our corner. If Dad will take me back, please tie a white cloth on the oak tree near the stop sign."
Days later the bus was approaching the corner and the boy's heart beat faster as the corner comes nearer. 'Would there be a cloth on the tree, or none?' he fretted.
He couldn't bear to look at the tree. Turning to the woman next to him, he asked, 'Ma'am, will you do me a favor? At the next corner, please tell me if there's a white cloth tied to the oak tree next to the stop sign.'
The bus got closer and the woman leaned over and said in a shocked tone of voice, 'Son, there isn't just a cloth tied to the tree. Why there's a white cloth tied to practically every branch!' "
"Dear Mom,
In a few days I'll be on the bus which passes near our corner. If Dad will take me back, please tie a white cloth on the oak tree near the stop sign."
Days later the bus was approaching the corner and the boy's heart beat faster as the corner comes nearer. 'Would there be a cloth on the tree, or none?' he fretted.
He couldn't bear to look at the tree. Turning to the woman next to him, he asked, 'Ma'am, will you do me a favor? At the next corner, please tell me if there's a white cloth tied to the oak tree next to the stop sign.'
The bus got closer and the woman leaned over and said in a shocked tone of voice, 'Son, there isn't just a cloth tied to the tree. Why there's a white cloth tied to practically every branch!' "
