[DOC] [TLE] Cherry Tree Myth  George Washington's Mount Vernon [PAR] In the original story, when Washington was six years old he received a hatchet as a gift and damaged his father's cherry tree. When his father discovered what he had done, he became angry and confronted him. Young George bravely said, I cannot tell a lieI did cut it with my hatchet. [DOC] [TLE] George Washington Never Chopped Down A Cherry Tree [PAR] Sep 4, 2013 ... Myth: George Washington once chopped down his father's favorite cherry tree. The story goes that a young George Washington was about six years old when he was given a hatchet that he enthusiastically used to chop at just about anything in sight. [DOC] [TLE] George Washington and the Cherry Tree | HowStuffWorks [PAR] See how honesty is the best policy in this children's story. ... Did young George 
Washington chop down a cherry tree? Maybe not. ... At just six years old, he had 
his very own hatchet. George was ... He looked at his hatchet with a new respect. [DOC] [TLE] The Cherry Tree Story - Kenmore [PAR] George Washington and the Cherry Tree. Washington Chopping the Cherry Tree 
Never did the wise Ulysses take more pains with his beloved Telemachus, than... [DOC] [TLE] Ask HISTORY: George Washington and the Cherry Tree Video ... [PAR] Feb 11, 2014 - 3 minDid a young George Washington really chop down his father's cherry tree? Get  the answers. [DOC] [TLE] George Washington's Story about the Cherry Tree- Presidents Day ... [PAR] President George Washington and the legend of the cherry tree, A collection ... 
He went about chopping everything that came his way. ... He tried the edge of his 
hatchet on the trunk of the tree and barked it so that it died. .... Apples4theteacher.
com is a teacher created website with elementary and homeschooling activities: [DOC] [TLE] The Legend of the Cherry Tree | George Washington Inn & Estate [PAR] Mar 21, 2009 ... He tried the edge of his hatchet on the trunk of the tree and barked it so ... Why 
Weems Wrote the Washington Cherry Tree Story ... In Weem's actual story, the 
young George Washington never chopped the cherry tree down. [DOC] [TLE] Mason Locke Weems - Wikipedia [PAR] Mason Locke Weems (October 11, 1759  May 23, 1825), sometimes referred to 
as Parson Weems, was an American book agent and author who wrote the first 
biography of George Washington immediately after his death. He was the source 
of some of the apocryphal stories about Washington. ... The tale of the cherry tree 
("I cannot tell a lie, I did it with my little hatchet") is... [DOC] [TLE] New Evidence Tells Truth of George Washington's Cherry Tree Tale ... [PAR] Feb 20, 2012 ... New Evidence Tells Truth of George Washington's Cherry Tree Tale ... did it with 
his little hatchet and he admitted it because he could not tell a lie. ... initial one of 
eighty-one pages and was the first to include the cherry tree story. ... Woodrow 
Wilson wrote, Of its factual truth there is no evidence whatever [DOC] [TLE] What is the story with George Washington and a cherry tree ... [PAR] According to legend, George Washington cut down his father's prized cherry ... to 
doing so instead of trying to avoid punishment because he could not bear to... ... 
According to Weems, a 6-year-old Washington was chopping with a hatchet at... [DOC] [TLE] George Washington: Wooden Teeth, Cherry Tree, Silver Dollar Toss ... [PAR] Aug 25, 2014 ... George Washington: Wooden Teeth, Cherry Tree, Silver Dollar Toss All Myths ... 
When he became president, Washington wore false teeth carved from ... The 
story about Washington chopping down his father's favorite cherry tree ... his new 
hatchet, cut down the cherry tree and was confronted by his father. [DOC] [TLE] The Fable of George Washington and the Cherry Tree - The ... [PAR] Never did the wise Ulysses take more pains with his beloved Telemachus, than ... 
fond, and was constantly going about chopping every thing that came in his way. 
... of his hatchet on the body

Question: He created the story that George Washington chopped down a cherry tree with his hatchet
Answer: Parson Weems