Boy defies mother with rock as substitute switch
A mother orders proper discipline for Tommy and he, unable to find a switch, offers a rock to throw at himself as punishment. The tale highlights a child’s misunderstanding of corporal discipline.
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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1936
Page
2
A mother orders proper discipline for Tommy and he, unable to find a switch, offers a rock to throw at himself as punishment. The tale highlights a child’s misunderstanding of corporal discipline.
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