The Forbidden Fruit
There’s nothing like plucking and eating a delicious, ripe fruit right off the tree. Having said that, it’s never okay to assume you can pick fruit from someone’s tree just because it’s in front of you. Clearly, too many people have been doing that to Mark’s peaches and he’s had enough.
It’s got to a point where he’s decided to put up a note instructing his neighbors to ask him before they pick the fruit. That seems like a fair deal. In fact, if someone asks him politely enough, we’re sure Mark wouldn’t mind. He seems like a nice enough guy, don’t you agree?