A fireman was working on the engine outside the station, when he noticed a little girl nearby in a little red wagon with little ladders hung off the sides and a garden hose tightly coiled in the middle. The girl was wearing a fireman’s helmet. The wagon was being pulled by her dog and her cat. The fireman walked over to take a closer look and said, “That sure is a nice fire engine.”
The little girl replied, “Thanks.” The fireman looked a little The wagon was being pulled by her dog and her cat. The fireman walked over to take a closer look and said, “That sure is a nice fire engine.” The little girl replied, “Thanks.” The fireman looked a little closer. The girl had tied the wagon to her dogs collar and to the cats testicles. The fireman said, “Little partner, I don’t want to tell you how to run your rig, but if you tie that rope around the cats collar, I think you could go faster.” The little girl paused for a moment then replied, “You’re probably right, but then I wouldn’t have a siren.”
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