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There were once three people called Rubbish, Manners, and Go away. They were all related since they were all brothers.
One day Rubbish got flattened by a train, so manners started to sweep him up. Then, a policeman came up to Go away and said, "What is your name?"
Go away replied: "Go away."
The policeman said, "Now really! Please, I only need your name. What is it?"
Go away said simply: "Go away."
The police started to angry at this point. "Just say your name and I'll go away!" he hissed. "What is your name?"
"Go away."
The policeman got very frustrated here. He glared at go away and asked: "Where is your manners?"
"Sweeping up rubbish."