THORNY TWIG'S HAIRCUT

ONE DAY WHEN THORNY TWIG WAS IN THE FIRST GRADE AT SCHOOL HE FOUND HIS MOTHERS SCISSORS. HE WENT SNIP, SNIP, SNIP, IN THE AIR BUT SOMETHING MADE HIM WANT TO DO MORE. HE WANTED TO CUT SOMETHING. HE THOUGHT AND THOUGHT. FINALLY HE DECIDED WHAT HE WOULD DO.

HE TRIED CUTTING A PIECE OF HIS OWN HAIR. IT SEEMED TO BE FUN SO HE CUT SEVERAL MORE PIECES OF HIS HAIR BEFORE HE STOPPED AND PUT THE SCISSORS AWAY.

WHEN MOTHER LEAFY TWIG SAW THORNY,S HAIR SHE KNEW JUST WHAT HE HAD DONE AND SHE WAS VERY ANGRY. LEAFY SAID, "YOU WANT A HAIR CUT! I WILL GIVE YOU A HAIR CUT! SIT DOWN IN THIS CHAIR AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT A REAL HAIR CUT LOOKS LIKE.!" SHE CUT OFF ALL OF THORNY'S HAIR AND SAID, "NOW YOU HAVE A HAIR CUT! WE WILL SEE WHAT YOUR FRIENDS AT SCHOOL THINK ABOUT THIS KIND OF A HAIR CUT!"

WHEN THORNY WENT TO SCHOOL THE NEXT DAY ALL THE KIDS EYES OPENED WIDE AND THEIR MOUTHS POPPED OPEN. THORNY THOUGHT FAST. HE SAID, "LOOK AT MY GREAT NEW HAIR CUT! I JUST GOT IT LAST NIGHT. NOW I DON'T HAVE TO BOTHER ABOUT COMBING MY HAIR."

AFTER THE FIRST SURPRISE ALL THE GANG RUBBED THEIR HANDS ON THORNY'S HEAD AND SAID, "YEAH MAN, THATS COOL! WHO GAVE IT TO YOU?" THORNY SAID IT WAS HIS MOTHER. ALL THE GANG ASKED IF LEAFY WOULD GIVE THEM A HAIR CUT JUST LIKE IT. THORNY TOLD THEM THEY WOULD HAVE TO ASK PERMISSION FROM THEIR MOTHERS.

WHEN THORNY GOT HOME FROM SCHOOL LEAFY ASKED HIM HOW HIS DAY HAD GONE. SHE WAS SURE HE HAD BEEN ASHAMED BUT WHEN HE TOLD HER ALL THE KIDS REALLY LIKED THE HAIR CUT AND WANTED ONE JUST LIKE IT, LEAFY THREW UP HER HANDS AND SAID, "I GIVE UP! I JUST CAN'T WIN!" CUT YOUR HAIR ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT FROM NOW ON.