A father waits for Little Johnny to come home from school.
The son is an hour late.
“Where were you?” asks the father.
Little Johnny: “I helped a Granny cross the road!”
Father: “I’m proud of you! Such a fine deed deserves to be rewarded – here’s $5.”
The next day, the father is waiting again.
The Little Johnny shows up with a friend.
“Why are you late? and who’s that with you?” asks the father.
“He’s a classmate. We helped two Grannies cross the road!” says Little Johnny.
The father, impressed: “That’s wonderful. You both deserve to be rewarded – here’s $5 each!”
The next day the father is waiting again.
Several hours pass before the son shows up after school.
Behind him are most of his classmates.
The father, surprised:
“Why are you so late from school, and who are all these kids?”
“They are my classmates.” says the Little Johnny
“We worked together to help dozens of Grannies cross the road.”
“That’s great!” says the father “here’s $5 for your efforts.”
“Father, since they all pitched in, you should reward them too.”
“Helping old ladies cross the road is a simple task. Why did so many of you need to pitch in?”
“Because the grannies resisted.