During a recent flood in a small town, a young girl and a
> boy were perched on top of their house. As they sat watching
> articles float by in the water, they noticed an old hat go
> past.
>
> Suddenly, the hat turned and came back, then turned around
> and went downstream. After it had gone some distance, again
> it turned and came back. They watched as it did this a
> number of times.
>
> "Do you see that hat?" said the girl in amazement. "First it
> goes downstream,
>
> then turns around and comes back, then it goes back
> downstream
>
> and then it comes back again."
>
> "Oh, it's my dad," replied the boy. "This morning my Mum
> said that
>
> come hell or high water, he had to mow the lawn today."
>
>