It was the end of the school year, and a kindergarten teacher was
Receiving gifts from her pupils.
The florist's son handed her a gift. She shook it, held it overhead,
and said, "I bet I know what it is. Flowers." "That's right!" the boy
said, "But, how did you know?" "Oh, just a wild guess," she said.
The next pupil was the sweet shop owner's daughter. The teacher held
her gift overhead, shook it, and said, "I bet I can guess what it is.
A box of sweets." "That's right, but how did you know?" asked the
girl. "Oh, just a wild guess," said the teacher.
The next gift was from the son of the liquor storeowner. The teacher
held the package overhead, but it was leaking. She touched a drop off
the leakage with her finger and put it to her tongue. "Is it wine?"
she
asked.
"No," the boy replied, with some excitement. The teacher repeated the
process, tasting a larger drop of the leakage. "Is it champagne?" she
asked. "No," the boy replied, with more excitement.
The teacher took one more big taste
before declaring, "I give up, what is it?"
With great glee, the boy replied, "It's a puppy!"
Receiving gifts from her pupils.
The florist's son handed her a gift. She shook it, held it overhead,
and said, "I bet I know what it is. Flowers." "That's right!" the boy
said, "But, how did you know?" "Oh, just a wild guess," she said.
The next pupil was the sweet shop owner's daughter. The teacher held
her gift overhead, shook it, and said, "I bet I can guess what it is.
A box of sweets." "That's right, but how did you know?" asked the
girl. "Oh, just a wild guess," said the teacher.
The next gift was from the son of the liquor storeowner. The teacher
held the package overhead, but it was leaking. She touched a drop off
the leakage with her finger and put it to her tongue. "Is it wine?"
she
asked.
"No," the boy replied, with some excitement. The teacher repeated the
process, tasting a larger drop of the leakage. "Is it champagne?" she
asked. "No," the boy replied, with more excitement.
The teacher took one more big taste
before declaring, "I give up, what is it?"
With great glee, the boy replied, "It's a puppy!"
