The little boy interrupted his father's reading of the paper with a
petition.
"Please, Daddy, tell me the story about the Forty Thieves."
The father, aroused from his absorption in political news and comment on
the campaign, regarded his son thoughtfully for a moment, and then shook
his head.
"No," he answered decisively, "you must wait until you're a little
older, my son. You're too young to understand politics."