You surely know by now that it’s wrong to lie and steal.

But do you know about the wagon with a squeaky wheel?

When things go wrong and wagons break, do you know what to do?

Should you let a wagon hit your friends or make the wall hit you?

In a wagon with a squeaky wheel, how would you decide?

If running over kitty’s tale gave you a smoother ride?

And what if there were three choices. What would you do then?

Let the wagon hit four friends? One friend? Or you again?

Does it matter if you chose to ride or someone pushed you in?

What if you don’t know who’s on the track? What if it’s your twin?!

Could I push your brother on the track to save the four below?

And if I did, what should I say when you hit that poor fellow?

Thinking about that squeaky wheel, which tips and tilts and bends,

Can help us know what to do, and how to treat our friends.

But first we must decide—to save the many or the one?

Do you know what you would do, if your wagon came undone?