George Washington and the Cherry Tree

George Washington is the focus of many famous tales. And as Founding Father and the first president of the United States, it doesn’t come as a surprise that he would be the main character in many tales. The story of the cherry tree is one of the most popular.

It’s even more interesting because the moral of the story is, to be honest. As the story goes, George Washington received a hatchet as a birthday present and used it to chop down his father’s cherry tree. And when questioned about it, he admitted his mistake. Wait until you realize the entire tale was cooked up by one of Washington’s biographers.