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For most four-year-olds, a dare might involve jumping on the couch or taking an extra cookie from the jar.

Parker Clark went a little farther Tuesday afternoon, taking a dare from his older brother to see how high he could climb a tree as motivation to ascend about 50 feet high.

Parker’s grandmother, Barbara Dawsey, was alerted to the situation by another brother of Parker’s, who sensibly stayed on the ground while his two brothers were climbing the tree.

“I kept saying, ‘How are y’all going to get down?” 6-year-old Mitchell Clark said.

Dawsey coaxed Parker’s brother down, but Parker was unable to climb down.

“I told him to come down, realized that wouldn’t work and the neighbor couldn’t get up there, so I called 911,” she said. “The fire department couldn’t get to him, so we called the tree people.”

Parker’s ordeal lasted for about two hours before workers with Asplundh retrieved him. The incident happened on Julia Sanders Road.

Parker handled the situation well, according to his grandparents.

“He cried a little bit but calmed down and sat back down,” she said.

Royce Dawsey, his grandfather, said, “He ain’t afraid of much.”