The following day a similar encounter took place as the boy walked by with some chicken wire. The man asked what the boy was doing with the wire. To this the boy retorted "I'm gonna go and catch me some chickens" The man says "you'll never catch anything with that". "Maybe so" the lad answers "but I'm going to try anyway". Low and behold, later that afternoon the boy walks by with a chicken under each arm.
The third day the young man walks by the gas station with some branches under his arms. The man asks the boy what he has. To this he boy says "pussy willows" The man hurriedly replies "wait just a minute while I go fetch my coat"