Firefighters agreed not to tell mum and dad after rescuing two boys who were stuck up a tree.
The friends, in their early teens, were stuck 25ft up in Vale Park, Portslade, last night.
A brigade spokesman said: "When we got them down they were concerned they would get into trouble with their parents. We agreed not to tell."
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