A little piece of rope wanted to become a Boy Scout. He went up to a Scoutmaster and asked if he could become a Boy Scout. The Scoutmaster replied, “We can’t allow pieces of rope like you to become a Boy Scout.” So the little piece of rope went to another Scoutmaster, but he also said, “It’s against the rules to allow a little piece of rope to become a Boy Scout.”

Well, this happened three or four times until finally the little piece of rope was sitting on the sidewalk. 

A boy started to walk by and the rope said, “Little boy, would you tie me in a knot, please?”

“I guess so,” said the little boy, who then tied the rope into a knot and started to walk off.

“Wait a minute,” said the piece of rope. “Would you please fray my ends?”

“Okay,” said the boy, who then frayed both ends.

The little rope then went back to the first Scoutmaster and asked to join the Boy Scouts. The Scoutmaster looked closely at him and said, “Aren’t you that little piece of rope that was just in here?”

The little piece of rope looked right at him and said, “Oh no, I’m a fraid knot!”