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After tucking their three-year-old child in for bed one night, his parents heard sobbing coming from his room.

After tucking their three-year-old child in for bed one night, his parents heard sobbing coming from his room.

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Rushing back in, they found him crying hysterically. He managed to tell them that he had swallowed a penny and he was sure he was going to die. No amount of talking or consoling helped.

Finally, his father, in an attempt to calm him down, palmed a penny from his pocket and pretended to pull it from the boy's ear. He was delighted.

In a flash, he snatched it from his father's hand, swallowed it, then cheerfully demanded, "Do it again, Dad!"