To keep the 50-foot tree from crushing the house, the privates reasoned that they would tie a rope to the top of the tree and pull the rope away from the house as the tree was cut.

• 为了避免那棵50英尺高的树压坏房子，士兵们认为应该在树顶上拴一根绳子，在砍树的时候用绳子把树拉开。