An old man was rocking in his chair on the porch one summer afternoon when he saw this neighborhood kid walking down the path with something in his hand. "Whatcha got there boy?" the old man asked. "Cattail root" replied the boy. "Where ya goin?" asked the old man. "I'm goin ta town ta get me a cat." said the boy. The old man smiled at the boy's youth, but was suprised when he saw the boy come back two hours later with a cat. The next day he was rocking on his porch and saw the same boy heading towards town with something else in his hand. "whatcha got there boy?" asked the old man. "Horseradish" said the boy. "Where ya goin with it" inquired the old man.

"Ta town to get me a horse.

" replied the boy.

The old man smiled, knowing full well that it'd never happen, but sure enough, two hours later, the boy came walking back with a horse in tow. The following day the same old man was rocking on the same old porch when the same young boy came walking by with something in his hand. "Whatcha got this time boy?" asked the old man.

"P***ywillow." the boy replied. Wide eyed the old man said "Wait right there, I'll go grab my hat!"