On the Lighter Side (March 2019)

[258 words] Too Many CatsTeacher: “If I gave you 2 cats and another 2 cats and another 2, how many would you have?”Johnny: “Seven.”Teacher: “No, listen carefully… If I gave you two cats, and another two cats and another two, how many would you have?”Johnny: “Seven.”Teacher: “Let me put it to you differently. If I gave you two apples, and another two apples and another two, how many would you have?”Johnny: “Six.”Teacher: “Good. Now if I gave you two cats, and another two cats and another two, how many would you have?”Johnny: “Seven!”Teacher: “Johnny, where in the heck do you get seven from?!”Johnny: “Because I’ve already got a cat!” The Best There’s Ever BeanA teacher asked her students to use the word “beans” in a sentence. “My father grows beans,” said one girl. “My mother cooks beans,” said a boy. A third student spoke up, “We are all human beans.”…