The old gentleman thought this was a good chance to teach the boys a useful lesson, so he said to them, "I've never told a lie in my life." At once there was a great shout from all the boys, and they said, "You've won! The cat belongs to you!"

A certain old gentleman was very unhappy about modern education, and thought that young people didn't know the difference between right and wrong.

One day he was taking a walk near the church when he saw some young boys standing around a small cat. The old gentlemen went up to the boys and asked them what was happening. One of the boys said to him "We're having a competition. We're telling lies, and the one who tells the biggest lie will keep the cat."