By the time a child is seven or so, he learns that there are certain promises a parent may not keep: "We'll get a puppy soon". and "This won't hurt a bit!" In this hilarious tale set in the rural North Carolina of 1951, the young hero learns three valuable lessons: avoiding pain just heightens it, a mother's wrath can hurt worse than a shot, and growing up sometimes involves choosing the lesser of two evils.
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By the time a child is seven or so, he learns that there are certain promises a parent may not keep: "We'll get a puppy soon". and "This won't hurt a bit!" In this hilarious tale set in the rural North Carolina of 1951, the young hero learns three valuable lessons: avoiding pain just heightens it, a mother's wrath can hurt worse than a shot, and growing up sometimes involves choosing the lesser of two evils.
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