When Washington was a young boy, his father gave him a small axe. Little Washington was very happy, thinking that his father's big axe could cut down big trees. Can my small axe cut down small trees? He saw a cherry tree on the edge of the garden, so he ran over and cut down all the cherry trees. After Washington cut down the cherry tree, his father criticized him, and he admitted it himself, saying that I had done something wrong. Later, Washington's father said that honesty is a good thing. As long as it is honest, it is a good disposition, so honesty is more precious than a cherry tree or even dozens of cherry trees. This story is to encourage teenagers to improve their own ideological education and moral education.

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Questioning the story:

About the pseudo-biography story of childhood Washington, he dared to admit his mistake after cutting down his father's cherry tree. At that time, he said, "I can't lie, Dad." This anecdote was first written by the biographer Parson Weems. After his death in Washington, he interviewed people who knew Washington as a child. Weems's Biography of Washington was reprinted many times in19th century. Adults use these historical stories to teach children to talk about morality from an early age. National heroes like Washington are certainly role models to learn from.

However, after 1890, historians insisted that the authenticity of these historical stories should be tested by scientific methods. The story of the cherry tree has no other evidence except Weems's biography. 1904 Joseph Rodman discovered that Weems had plagiarized some rumors from a collection of novels about Washington published in England. The story of the cherry tree has no other source, and the reliability of Weems has also been questioned.

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