George Washington was the first president of the United States. He lived in a beautiful home in Virginia. His mother had a special garden with a beautiful little cherry tree. Everyone loved that cherry tree. One day George got a hatchet as a present. He decided to try the hatchet. He went to the cherry tree and chopped it down. As soon as he saw the tree on the ground, he felt terrible. He walked sadly back to the house and went to his room. He didn\t play that afternoon. He didn't eat hat evening. That night George’s father said, “Someone chopped down our cherry tree.” George decided to tell his father. He walked toward his father and said, “I did it. I chopped it down with my new hatchet. I cannot tell a lie.” “Thank you for telling the truth,” his father said … .