true story

A mother with numerous children had the practice at mid day of napping  for a short period of time.

 She instructed her children;
       "Now momy is going to the couch and is going to be dead for an hour. No one is to bother me!"

It happened one day that someone called at the front door.The visitor asked;
"Is your mother at home?"
"Yes" answer the three year old. "She is dead on the couch now!"

Every nearby state, county, and local ambulance/squad car descended on the home within minutes.