I Cannot Tell a Lie
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The Indian chief says to his son, "Son, you push-um outhouse off-um cliff?" His son says, "No, me no push-um outhouse off-um cliff." The chief says, "Son, me tell-um you story of Great White Father, George Washington. Many moons ago, when Great White Father was young boy, him chop-um down cherry tree. Him father ask-um, 'Georgie, you chop-um down cherry tree?' George say-um, 'Cannot tell-um lie, Father. Me chop-um down cherry tree.' Him father say, 'Georgie bad, but Georgie honest, so you no get-um punishment.' Now I ask-um you again... you push-um outhouse off-um cliff?" His son says, "Yes, Father, me push-um outhouse off-um cliff." The Chief proceeds to give-um big wuping to his son. The son says, "Father, Great White Father tell truth and get-um off scott-free. I tell-um truth... why you give-um me big wuping?" The Chief says, "Georgie's father not sit-um in cherry tree."
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