Strange Story

Once upon a time, there was a young boy who lived with his parents in an ordinary house. Now, in their backyard was a huge apple tree. Being young and small as the boy was, the very thought of plucking an apple from the tree seemed glorious.

So, he asked his parents if he could climb the tree to get an apple. "Yes, you may," the father said, "only after you have dug 6 feet below the apple tree, then you may start climbing." He hands a small shovel to the boy.

The naive boy obliged. He spent months digging the ground, breaking a hand and leg in the process. When he had completed, he found himself trapped 6 feet under in a space of what looked like a coffin hole. It was a miracle if he could climb out of the hole at all, let alone climb tree!

Now things are running through his mind. He was getting good at this whole digging thing and only got swifter by the day. Perhaps he should just break the roots of the tree, destroy it so he can get his apple? After that, he can proceed to break the foundations of the house to get back at his father? To be continued.