So a guy is walking with a young boy into the woods.
The boy turns to the man and says, "Hey mister, it's getting dark out, and I’m scared... Can we go back now?"
So the man says: "How do you think I feel, I have to walk back alone!"
Walking in the Woods Alone
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The humor comes from the man's selfish and unexpected response. Instead of comforting the boy who is scared, he reveals that he is abandoning the boy in the woods and has his own concern about walking back alone. It is unexpected and plays on the contrast between how an adult should respond vs. the man's actual response.