Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat
told by
Brian Barnett
I was told this particular story on a few different occassions, once by Uncle Roy, himself. Actually, I'm thinking that I heard it from Uncle Harold once too. Usually though, he had a hard time getting through stories because he laughed so hard. But from what I understand, the three of them got into quite a bit of mischief and since Roy was quite a bit younger than the other two; he often got the short end of the stick. All I can think of is: poor, poor Uncle Roy. This particular incident took place on a boat.
All three Barnett brothers, Carold (my papaw), Harold and Roy loved to fish. Sometimes, apparently, they would take a boat. One time, while fishing in Benson Creek, they had had their fill of one spot and wanted to move on. Being big brothers, they do the obvious thing. They get their little brother to do the rowing.
After rowing and rowing, the boat had hardly moved. Roy was nearly worn out when he finally stopped. Carold and Harold laughed at him as they pulled up the anchor.
Category:Stories from the Barnett Family
Category:Fishing Stories
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