The cherry tree myth is the most well-known and longest enduring legend about George Washington. In the original story, when Washington was six years old he received a hatchet as a gift and damaged his father’s cherry tree. When his father discovered what he had done, he became angry and confronted him. Young George bravely said, “I cannot tell a lie…I did cut it with my hatchet.” Washington’s father embraced him and rejoiced that his son’s honesty was worth more than a thousand trees.
George Washington could of possibly not cut a cherry tree. During the time when he lived, the 1700s, stories from people's imagination were everywhere. I believe this is because many people had free time. It also could if been a rumor that he did cut down a cherry tree that people believed as at this time many were very ignorant. George Washington may not have cut down a cherry tree.
