What is the name of the short story, and who wrote it about the child who is kidnapped by two nerds and causes

Question

them so much grief they want to return him to his parents?

Answer 1

The name of the story is "The Ransome of Red Chief". It was written by short story master O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) round about 1907. It's been anthologised several times over the last century and been filmed at least a couple of times.