In a country home that seldom had guests, the young son
was eager to help his mother after his father appeared
with two dinner guests from the office.

When the dinner
was nearly over, the boy went to the kitchen and proudly
carried in the first piece of apple pie, giving it to his
father, who passed it to a guest.

The boy came in with a
second piece of pie and gave it to his father, who again
gave it to a guest.

This was too much for the boy, who said,
"It's no use, Dad. The pieces are all the same size."