My first bow and arrow story is a heartbreaker.
I was in the third grade and the class did a random gift swap for Christmas. I ended up w/ foaming bubble bath. Who gives foaming bubble bath at a gift swap???
Anyhow, I traded this other kid for the bow & arrow set he received. You remember, the one made of fiberglass w/ little suckertips on the arrows. That's gotta be the trade of a lifetime.
I shot that thing non-stop from the time I got home until time for bed. I think I even shot at the sheep I was counting in my sleep.
Well, I woke up to shattered dreams the next day. Apparently, the kid's parents, who bought the bubble bath, called the teacher in disappointment that she allowed us to trade. And I had to trade it back.
Moral of this story...DON'T EVER SEND YOUR KID TO SCHOOL W/ BUBBLE BATH FOR A GIFT SWAP UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR CHILD TO BE BULLIED FOR THE REST OF HIS SCHOOL DAYS BY THE KID WHO DREW HIS NAME!!!