One Day, Little Johnny’s Grandmother

One day, Little Johnny’s grandmother sent him to the water

hole to get some water for cooking dinner. As he was dipping

the bucket in, he saw two big eyes looking back at him. He

dropped the bucket and ran back to grandma’s house as fast

as he could. “Where’s my bucket and my water?” She

asked. “I can’t get any water from that water hole,

there’s a mean ol’ alligator down there!” “Now

don’t you mind that ol’ alligator, Johnny. He’s been

there for years, and he’s never hurt no one. Why, he’s

probably as scared of you as you are of him!” “Well,

Grandma,” replied Johnny, “if he’s as scared of me as

I am of him, then that water ain’t fit to drink