Gravitational Violence

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there lived a small boy called Sir Isaac Newton. He was a rather naughty boy - a pain in the neck. One day, he expressed a desire to go out and play in the meadows. His parents were elated at the idea - after dancing a jig, they cut him loose.
Out in the meadows, Sir Isaac Newton was up to no good. He troubled the cows and the sheep that were grazing peacefully. He pulled out blades of grass. He chased the butterflies. He threw stones at the trees. He was being very pesky indeed.
After a while, tired of his misdeeds, he settled down under an apple tree to rest. The birds, bees, cows, sheep, butterflies… all heaved a sigh of relief. By now, however, Mother Nature was fuming. She summoned her trusted aide, Gravity, and instructed him to teach the boy a lesson.
Gravity came down to Earth, and found Sir Isaac Newton sitting under a tree, reading a book titled “How to be a Pain - An Advanced Course”. Not wanting to tangle with the brat directly, Gravity lodged himself on a branch high up in the tree to decide the future course of action. Now, li’l Isaac noticed Gravity perched high up on the tree, and decided to have some fun. He picked up an apple lying close by and chucked it at Gravity. Gravity deftly caught it and tossed it right back. The apple hit Isaac on the head, and knocked some sense into the boy.
This incident left a scar on Sir Isaac Newton’s mind for the rest of his life. In fact, he got so obsessed by it that he went on to become a great scientist, formulating the laws of gravity.
In short, Sir Isaac Newton was conked on the head with an apple by Gravity.

Lessons learned:
1. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
2. What goes up, must come down. (Reason: If you toss something up in the air, an invisible force, namely Gravity, catches it and throws it back at you.)

That’s how my daughter likes it. Well, at least she’s learning!