One day in class the teacher brought a bag. “Now class, I’m going to reach into the bag and describe something, and you tell what I’m talking about. Okay, first: it’s round, plump and red.“
Of course, Little Johnny raised his hand high, but the teacher, wisely ignored him and picked Deborah, who promptly answered “An apple.“
The teacher replied, “No Deborah, it’s a beet, but I like your thinking. Now for the second. It’s soft, fuzzy, and colored red and brownish.“
Well, Little Johnny is hopping up and down in his seat trying to get the teacher to call on him. But she skips him again and calls on Billy.
“Is it a peach?” Billy asks.
“No, Billy, I’m afraid it’s a potato. But I like your thinking,” the teacher replies. “Here’s another: it’s long, yellow, and fairly hard.“
By now Little Johnny is about to explode as he waves his hand frantically. The teacher skips him again and calls on Sally.
“A banana,” she says.
“No,” the teacher replies, “it’s a squash, but I like your thinking.“
Little Johnny is kind of irritated now, so he speaks up loudly. “Hey, I’ve got one for you teacher; let me put my hand in my pocket. Okay, I’ve got it: it’s round, hard, and it’s got a head on it.“
“Johnny!” she cries. “That’s disgusting!“
“Nope,” answers Little Johnny, “it’s a quarter, but I like your thinking!“