Ma's gonna be mad

Henry's dad was a farmer in a poor district of the country.

One day his Uncle Festus came to visit. Since there were limited accommodations, they were required to sleep together.

When Uncle Festus came into the bedroom, he saw Henry kneeling at the side of the bed with his head bowed.

Thinking this was the child's religious upbringing, he decided¹ to present a good example and kneeled at the other side of the bed with his head bowed.

Henry looked up and said, "Whatcha doin'?"

"Why, the same thing you're doing," replied Uncle Festus.

"Ma's gonna be mad," said Henry, "the pot's on this side."