In a quiet neighborhood, a mother’s protective instincts kicked in when her 12-year-old son, Ethan, was taken advantage of by their neighbor, Mrs. Johnson. Ethan had agreed to mow Mrs. Johnson’s large lawn for $20, but after two days of hard work, she refused to pay him, claiming that effort was its own reward.
The mother was outraged by Mrs. Johnson’s actions and decided to teach her a lesson. She enlisted the help of her friend Mark, who owned a landscaping company. Together, they devised a plan to cut Mrs. Johnson’s favorite hedges into funny shapes. But that was only the beginning.
The mother then ordered three truckloads of mulch to be dumped on Mrs. Johnson’s driveway, blocking her car and causing a scene that the entire neighborhood witnessed. As the trucks unloaded their cargo, Mrs. Johnson returned home to find her driveway buried under a mountain of mulch.
Confronting the mother, Mrs. Johnson demanded to know if she was responsible for the prank. The mother smiled sweetly and reminded Mrs. Johnson of how she had treated Ethan. Cornered and embarrassed, Mrs. Johnson reluctantly handed over the $20 she owed Ethan.
The neighborhood watched as Mrs. Johnson drove away, defeated. Ethan, on the other hand, beamed with pride, knowing that his mother had stood up for him. From that day on, Mrs. Johnson never asked Ethan for help again, and the neighborhood whispered about her wrongdoings as a warning to others.
The mulch may have withered away, but the lesson remained, a reminder of the importance of integrity and the consequences of taking advantage of others. The mother’s clever revenge had not only taught Mrs. Johnson a lesson but had also shown Ethan the value of standing up for oneself and the power of a mother’s love.
