How to Kill a Plant

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Ok, my brother (the 4 year old) has done it again!

While I was visiting about 2 months ago, he would suddenly go running out the back door at full speed.  After a time or two of this odd behavior, I went to the door to see what was so incredibly urgent outside.  What I saw shocked me. 

My brother was running outside to use the restroom!  He ran out in the yard to a spot by the shed where the neighbor’s zucchini plant was coming through the fence, and then…ready, aim, fire!!  He would “shoot” all over this plant and the ground surrounding.  I just about died laughing and for the next five minutes the entire family was trying to figure out what was so funny.  When I squeaked out the story, between fits of laughter, they thought it was pretty funny too.  Needless to say that within a few days the plant was dead. 
We were all very glad because no one wanted to explain to the neighbor why it wasn’t a good idea to eat the zucchini off of that plant.