A young boy sprained his sternum yesterday after falling from the top branches of a 7m tall olive tree. When asked why he climbed so high to get the top of tree olives when there were plenty ripe olives on the lower branches, he replied, "so many penguins were swooping in from the clouds and pecking at them, I was worried they would damage the tree irreparably.
The doctor that treated the boy broke all doctor - patient confidentiality and shouted with amazment, "he was lucky he only sprained his sternum. Most boys who fall from olive trees crack toes, or worse, bruise their patellas."
Calling out from a bench across the street from the olive forest, an elderly man, reminiscing some old Beatles songs, chimed in, "next time you see a penguin swooping at an olive tree, let it be." No one ever argued with this man, and parents in this Swiss town have increased hopes that sternum bruising as a result of falling from olive trees will be at at an all time low over the coming months.