Delivering a baby

Acountrydoctorwentwayouttotheboondockstodeliverababy.

Itwassofarout,therewasnoelectricity.Whenthedoctorarrived,noonewashomeexceptforthelaboringmotherandher5-year-oldchild.Thedoctorinstructedthechildtoholdalanternhighsohecouldsee,whilehehelpedthewomandeliverthebaby.

Thechilddidso,themotherpushedandafteralittlewhile,thedoctorliftedthenewbornbabybythefeetandspankedhimonthebottomtogethimtotakehisfirstbreath.

Thedoctorthenaskedthe5-year-oldwhathethoughtofthebaby.

"Hithimagain,"the5-year-oldsaid."Heshouldn‘thavecrawledupthereinthefirstplace!"