Little Billy is sitting on a bridge throwing stones into the water.

Along comes the local Parson and watches him. After a while, he realises that Billy is actually throwing stones at the fish. He walks up to Billy and says to him, "You shouldn't do that, it's cruel. These are all gods creatures and we should be kind to them."

Billy looks squarely at him and quickly answers, "I thought I saw you fishing the other day."

"Well yes," says the Parson, "I fish for my supper but there are things we have to do in order to live. It is acceptable to kill an animal for food but not harm them just for fun." Happy that he has justified his actions, he smiles at Billy.

Billy is not put off. "I am doing it for food too," he says. Every time I kill one, I run down and pull it out of the water. This way, I am being less cruel in doing it."

"How do you think it is less cruel?" Asked the Parson.

Billy sighed and said, "Because I kill them before they even know it. I don't stick a hook through their jaw, drag them fighting and in agony to the shore, partially drown them and frighten the crap out of them before beating them over the head several times to kill them." He looked the Parson in the eye and said, "now tell me who is being cruel to them."