What is the Story of Washington and the Apple Tree, or was that Lincoln.?

Answer 1

Well, you have the cherry tree.........and then you have the apple tree. Find the cherry tree; there you will find the answer.

Answer 2

It is a parable about telling the truth.

It is, also, totally made up.

After the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers (Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, Hancock, etc) decided NOT to deify themselves. They did not want to become America's royalty because the newly established United States was totally against the popularity of any living person.
Instead, they encouraged the celebration of long dead heroes like Columbus.

A hundred or so years later, long after the Founders were dead, politicians, folk singers, and especially merchants started making up stories about Washington, Lincoln, etc. to give America an artificial mythology that could compete with Europe's royalty.

Many of the stories were from add campaigns and political speeches and were knowingly made up.
America was so hungry for a "Common Heritage" that they accepted these stories and retold them until everyone thought they were true.

Answer 3

Washington and the cherry tree. George Washington cut down his father's cherry tree, and confessed it saying, " I cannot tell a lie." It was a story to show how he was so virtuous even as a boy.

Answer 4

Washington cut down a cherry tree he wasn't suppose to. When his father asked him about it he said he couldn't tell a lie and that he did it.
Supposely it really happen but I doubt it.

Answer 5

Washington and the cherry tree.
Lincoln split logs and read by candle light.

Answer 6

washington and its a cherry tree and it wasnt true anyway.

Answer 7

or it was issac newton and the apple tree; which suposidly allowed him to discover gravity.

Answer 8

Washington
Cherry tree
he chopped it down, his dad got pissed.

Answer 9

please don't mix up trees,apple was Isaac Newton and this
gravity theory