Long long ago, there was a boy called John. He lived with his mother. One afternoon his mother wanted to go out. Before she left, she said to him, "John, while I'm away, stay near the door and watch it all the time." She said this because there were a lot of thieves in their country.
John sat down next to the door. A few minutes later, one of his aunts came. She said, "Where's your mother?" "She's out," John said. "Oh," said his aunt, "We're going to visit your house. Go and tell your mother."
His aunt then left, and John began to think, "Mother told me to watch the door all the time, but aunt said, 'Go and tell your mother.'"
He thought and thought. At last, he had a nice idea. He pulled the door down, put it on his back and went to look for his mother with it.
