Mrs. Meredith had spent the weekend at her cousin Sarah's. She had planned not to return until Sunday night. However, Sarah had a family emergency with her children, so Mrs. Meredith had to cut her stay short and return home on Sunday afternoon. When she returned home, her house was quiet as her three daughters Amelia, Dora, and Elspeth were not at home. She didn't think much of it as they were all grown and had the freedom to go where they chose. She just hoped they were not off demonstrating in town somewhere and getting into trouble as they had done a few months earlier. They all had a good heart and enjoyed trying to make a difference in the community and even the state. They just didn't go about it the right way some times.

A couple hours later, Mrs. Meredith was starting to worry. When she arrived home it was 12:30. It was now 3:30. Her daughters usually didn't stay gone more than a couple hours at the time - unless they were in trouble. She thought and thought where they could be. Finally, she remembered a dream she had had the night before. Three women, whose identity was unclear, were swimming naked in a location she could not make out. At the time she just thought it was a strange dream and thought nothing else of it - until now.

"No. I refuse to go there. I refuse to believe that my three grown daughters of 25, 22, and 19 are off swimming naked somewhere. I taught them better than that. They have more dignity and pride about themselves than to do something like that. It was someone else in my dream."

She paced back and forth, her mind racing. Finally, she gave in.

"I can't stand it any longer. I am going to walk down to the creek and prove to myself that they aren't there."

The creek she spoke of was about a half a mile from their house. She slowly began walking that way. When she got about three quarters of the way there, she heard what sounded like female voices coming from up ahead. A knot began to form in her throat.

"Lord, please don't let it be my daughters naked. Let them have clothes on," she prayed as she walked.

She covered the remaining distance. When she got to a place where she had a clear view, but was out of site herself, her worst fears were confirmed. Swimming, laughing, and frolicking in the creek were her three daughters naked as the day they were born.

She raised her hands to her face in shock. Then she watched them for a moment thinking about what she would say to them and more importantly, what she would do to them!

After several minutes of collecting her thoughts, she came out from the tree she was hiding behind and made her entry. She gave a loud fake cough and waited.

Startled, her daughters quickly turned around and attempted to cover their nakedness under water.

"Young ladies, I want you out of that water right now."

"But Mother, we're n ... n ... naked!," stuttered Amelia."

Yes, I am fully aware that you are naked. That hasn't bothered you thus far. Now out. All of you!"

The three sisters looked at each other and slowly rose out of the water walking towards their mother with one hand covering their breasts and the other covering their vulvas.

"Line up with your hands by your side."

They complied.

"What has gotten into you three? Have you lost your minds? Whose idea was it to go swimming stark naked in the creek? I bet it was yours wasn't it, Elspeth?" she accused as her eyes flashed to her youngest daughter.

"Umm ... actually, it was mine," volunteered Amelia as she hung her head.

"What?! Yours?! The one who usually has the clearest head and tries to talk her sisters out of fool-hearted notions such as this?"

"Yes, Mother."

"Dora, is this true or is she just trying to cover for Elspeth? And Heaven help you if you lie to me!"

"Yes, it was Amelia's idea."

"Alright, Amelia. You have some explaining to do."

"Well, we were hot and bored after church. We wanted to get out of the house and do something fun and adventurous. Then I remembered overhearing a conversion a while back in town about going swimming without any clothes on. They said it was called skinny-dipping. I suggested to the others that we try it. At first, they were against the idea. And Mother, you would be proud of Elspeth. She was actually the most sane one this time. She said 'What if someone sees us, or....' Amelia swallowed hard as she realized her next phrase. 'What if Mother comes back early and finds us out?'"

"Well, I eventually convinced them to give it a try. We decided that we wouldn't be gone very long - just long enough to try it and then come home. Well, we found it to be so fun and liberating, we lost track of time. And, well, you know the rest."

"Lost track of time? You've been in the water so long you look like raisins. What about you two? Do you have anything to say?"

"No Ma'am," they said simultaneously.

"Well, this was one time you shouldn't have listened to your older sister. I wouldn't have minded one bit had you gone into town to spend the afternoon. In fact, I expected you too. I didn't mind the fact that you were swimming in the creek. But to be swimming naked? What was it you called it - skinny-dipping? That's where I draw the line. I don't care if you are grown. I would like to think you had more dignity than that. Apparently I was wrong. When we get home later, you will all be getting a good dose of the birch, and you will all be just as you are now - naked as three jaybirds! As for now, I am going to give you all a good hand spanking right here."

"But Mother, what if someone hears and sees us," cried Dora?

"Well, it will just be your tough luck. They will see three very naughty daughters getting their naked fannies reddened good and proper. I want you in order from youngest to oldest. Elspeth, I want you to go splash water on your bottom before we begin. I want it good and wet for your spanking. The others will do the same when it is your turn."

With her bottom now wet, Elspeth was ready for her spanking. Mrs. Meredith bent her at the waist and spanked her in the standing position. She spanked her long and hard and did not spare her upper thighs. Being spanked on a wet bottom was much worse than being spanking on a dry one. It wasn't long before Elspeth was in full tears, wringing and twisting her body trying to evade the assault to her poor, naked bottom. It was to no avail. Her mother didn't stop until she was fully satisfied. Finally, this moment came and Elspeth was released. She walked around in small circles while rubbing her sore bottom.

"Next."

Dora received the same treatment as Elspeth.

Finally, it was Amelia's turn.

"Amelia, you are the last one I would ever think of having some bone-headed idea as this. I am very disappointed in you."

"I know, Mother. I am sorry."

"Oh save it and bend over!"

She wasted no time in peppering her oldest daughter's bare bottom with smack after smack Amelia was a bit tougher than her younger sisters, but she too eventually broke. When she did, she let everything go. Mrs. Meredith did not let up. She spanked Amelia a good three to five minutes longer than her sisters. When she knew that Amelia had had enough, she stopped and then gave her five more good smacks right on the sit spots. She held her oldest daughter in her arms and let her cry it all out. The other two sisters gathered around and joined them. The four Meredith women, three of them naked and red-bottomed, all stood together in a family hug next to the creek.

Later that evening, the three sisters found themselves side by side, naked, and bent over the back of the living room couch receiving their promised birching. Their wrists were tied to keep them from reaching back. Elspeth and Dora were each to receive two dozen licks, and Amelia was to receive three dozen. Mrs. Meredith gave it to them in groups of six using the following pattern: Amelia, Dora, Amelia, Elspeth, Amelia, Dora, Amelia, Elspeth until each one had 12 licks remaining. At this point Mrs. Meredith stood back to admire her handy work. Before her was the bare and now reddened bottoms of her three grown daughters. All three daughters, especially Amelia, were sniffling and wriggling their bottoms in fear/anticipation of the remaining dozen licks. She loved them. They just seemed to have a nose for finding themselves in predicaments such as these. She guessed this was how they looked that day in the saloon bent over those beer barrels. She gave each bottom six more licks alternating bottoms, keeping the owners guessing as to which bottom would get the next lick. She made some observations and noticed that Elspeth was very aroused, Amelia was somewhat aroused, and Dora was dry as a bone.

"Some things never change," she thought to herself. "My youngest and oldest daughters couldn't hide the fact that they get aroused during punishments if their life depended on it. On the other hand, it's all punishment and no pleasure for Dora, bless her heart.

She administered the last six as she did the previous six. When she was finished, there were three crying and contrite young ladies supporting three bright red and sore bottoms. She made them stay in position a couple of minutes before untying their hands. In the mean time, she rubbed their bottoms for them.

"So tell me girls, was skinny-dipping worth it?"

"No Ma'am," came three tear filled replies.

"Good. I am going to release you now, and you can go comfort each with cold cream and whatever else you do after a punishment. Dinner will be in an hour. You will probably want to bring some cushions for sitting. And one more thing: put some clothes on!"

A collective "Yes Ma'am" with three lighthearted grins was the reply.

At dinner, Amelia spoke.

"Mother, could you explain something for me?"

"What?"

"Why did you get home early from cousin Sarah's and what made you decide to come to the creek looking for us?"

"Cousin Sarah had a family emergency, so I had to cut my visit a little short."

Then she chuckled and said, "Little did she know, I had my own family emergency."

They all laughed.

"The answer to your second question is I had a dream about three women swimming naked somewhere. I put two and two together and, well, you know the rest."

They all laughed even more.