During WWII, a military unit in the Pacific hired a local boy to cook and clean for them. Being a bunch of jokesters, they quickly took advantage of the boy’s seeming naiveté. They smeared Vaseline on the stove handles so it would get all over his hands. They put buckets of water over the door, so he’d get soaked when he opened it. They even nailed his shoes to the floor during the night. Day after day the young boy took the brunt of their practical jokes without saying anything.

Finally, the men felt guilty about what they were doing, so they met with him and said, “Look, we know these pranks aren’t funny for you, and we’re sorry. We’re never going to take advantage of you again.” 

The boy smiled and then asked, “So, no more sticky on stove?”

The guys responded, “Nope.”

“No more water on door?”

They answered, “No more water on door.”

“No more nail shoes to floor?”

“Nope, we’ll stop that, too.”

“Okay” the boy said with a wide grin, “Then....no more spit in soup.”