“When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can.” These are the words of American writer, Patrick Rothfuss. His words reflect the sentiment behind this story, which portrays the innocence of two young boys. They took things too literally, but it makes for hilarious reading. Continue below to find out what happened…
Two young boys waled into a pharmacy one day, picked out a box of tampons and proceeded to the checkout counter.The pharmacist at the counter asked the older boy, “Son, how old are you?”
“Eight”, the boy replied.
The man continued, “Do you know what these are used for?”
The boy replied, “Not exactly, but they aren’t for me. They’re for him. He’s my brother. He’s four.”
“Oh, really?” the pharmacist replied with a grin.
“Yes.” the boy said. “We saw on TV that if you use these, you would be able to swim, play tennis and ride a bike. Right now, he can’t do none of those.”