Grandpa Floyd loves to entertain his grandchildren by telling the story about the sheep buck and the goat.

On his farm they had cats, dogs, goats, cows and sheep. Floyd was deathly afraid of two animals; a male sheep buck and a goat. The sheep buck was named August and the goat was called June.

One day, August and June got in a big fight in the yard. Floyd saw them fighting and was scared they would hurt each other, not to mention himself but he attempted to get in the middle anyway. Each time he got close, either June or August would butt him and knock him down. Finally, Floyd's older brother came out of the house and started pulling the animals apart.

While this was all happening, Floyd's mom and dad came driving in the yard with their horse and buggy. Their first impression was that Floyd and his brother were trying to hurt the animals. Floyd's dad started screaming and yelling, "Don't kill the goat! Don't kill the sheep buck!" It was only after that Floyd's dad realized what really happened.

Even adults sometimes misunderstand and make mistakes.

Don Schmitz is a popular speaker and writer on parenting and grandparenting. He is the author of The New Face of Grandparenting…Why Parents Need Their Own Parents and founder of The Grandkidsandme Foundation and Grandparent Camps. Don holds graduate degrees in Education, Administration and Human Development. He is the father to three sons and nine  grandchildren. Contact Don@grandkidsandme.com