Subject: The first grader
> > A first grade teacher, Ms. Brooks was having
> trouble
> > with one of her students. The teacher asked,
> "Harry,
> > what is your problem?"
> >
> > Harry answered, "I'm too smart for the 1st grade.
> My
> > sister is in the 3rd grade and I'm smarter than
> she
> > is! I think I should be in the 3rd grade too!" Ms.
>
> > Brooks had had enough. She took Harry to the
> > principal's office. While Harry waited in the
> outer
> > office, the teacher explained to the principal
> what
> > the
> > situation was. The principal told Ms. Brooks he
> would
> > give the boy a test and if he failed to answer any
> of
> > his questions he was to stay in the 1st grade and
> > behave. She agreed.
> >
> > Harry was brought in and the conditions were
> explained
> > to him and he agreed to take the test.
> >
> > Principal: "What is 3 x 3?" Harry: "9".
> >
> > Principal: "What is 6 x 6?" Harry: "36".
> >
> > And so it went with every question the principal
> > thought a 3rd grader should know. The principal
> looks
> > at Ms. Brooks and tells her, "I think Harry can go
>
> > to the 3rd grade."
> >
> > Ms. Brooks says to the principal, "Let me ask him
> some
> > questions."
> >
> > The principal and Harry both agreed.
> >
> > Ms. Brooks asks, "What does a cow have four of
> that I
> > have only two of?"
> >
> > Harry, after a moment: "Legs."
> >
> > Ms. Brooks: "What is in your pants that you have
> but I
> > do not have?"
> >
> > The principal wondered, why does she ask such a
> > question!
> >
> > Harry replied: "Pockets."
> >
> > Ms. Brooks: "What does a dog do that a man steps
> > into?"
> >
> > Harry: "Pants"
> >
> > Ms. Brooks: "What's starts with a C and ends with
> a T,
> > is hairy, oval, delicious and contains thin
> whitish
> > liquid?"
> >
> > Harry: "Coconut"
> >
> > Ms. Brooks: "What goes in hard and pink then comes
> out
> > soft and sticky?"
> >
> > The principal's eyes open really wide and before
> he
> > could stop the answer,
> >
> > Harry answered, "Bubble gum"
> >
> > Ms. Brooks: "What does a man do standing up, a
> woman
> > sitting down and a dog on three legs?"
> >
> > The principal's eyes open really wide and before
> he
> > could stop the answer.
> >
> > Harry: "Shake hands"
> >
> > Ms. Brooks: "What word starts with an 'F' and ends
> in
> > 'K' that means a lot of heat and excitement?"
> >
> > Harry: "Firetruck"
> >
> > The principal breathed a sigh of relief and told
> the
> > teacher, "Put Harry in the fifth grade, I got the
> last
> > seven questions wrong!"
> > A first grade teacher, Ms. Brooks was having
> trouble
> > with one of her students. The teacher asked,
> "Harry,
> > what is your problem?"
> >
> > Harry answered, "I'm too smart for the 1st grade.
> My
> > sister is in the 3rd grade and I'm smarter than
> she
> > is! I think I should be in the 3rd grade too!" Ms.
>
> > Brooks had had enough. She took Harry to the
> > principal's office. While Harry waited in the
> outer
> > office, the teacher explained to the principal
> what
> > the
> > situation was. The principal told Ms. Brooks he
> would
> > give the boy a test and if he failed to answer any
> of
> > his questions he was to stay in the 1st grade and
> > behave. She agreed.
> >
> > Harry was brought in and the conditions were
> explained
> > to him and he agreed to take the test.
> >
> > Principal: "What is 3 x 3?" Harry: "9".
> >
> > Principal: "What is 6 x 6?" Harry: "36".
> >
> > And so it went with every question the principal
> > thought a 3rd grader should know. The principal
> looks
> > at Ms. Brooks and tells her, "I think Harry can go
>
> > to the 3rd grade."
> >
> > Ms. Brooks says to the principal, "Let me ask him
> some
> > questions."
> >
> > The principal and Harry both agreed.
> >
> > Ms. Brooks asks, "What does a cow have four of
> that I
> > have only two of?"
> >
> > Harry, after a moment: "Legs."
> >
> > Ms. Brooks: "What is in your pants that you have
> but I
> > do not have?"
> >
> > The principal wondered, why does she ask such a
> > question!
> >
> > Harry replied: "Pockets."
> >
> > Ms. Brooks: "What does a dog do that a man steps
> > into?"
> >
> > Harry: "Pants"
> >
> > Ms. Brooks: "What's starts with a C and ends with
> a T,
> > is hairy, oval, delicious and contains thin
> whitish
> > liquid?"
> >
> > Harry: "Coconut"
> >
> > Ms. Brooks: "What goes in hard and pink then comes
> out
> > soft and sticky?"
> >
> > The principal's eyes open really wide and before
> he
> > could stop the answer,
> >
> > Harry answered, "Bubble gum"
> >
> > Ms. Brooks: "What does a man do standing up, a
> woman
> > sitting down and a dog on three legs?"
> >
> > The principal's eyes open really wide and before
> he
> > could stop the answer.
> >
> > Harry: "Shake hands"
> >
> > Ms. Brooks: "What word starts with an 'F' and ends
> in
> > 'K' that means a lot of heat and excitement?"
> >
> > Harry: "Firetruck"
> >
> > The principal breathed a sigh of relief and told
> the
> > teacher, "Put Harry in the fifth grade, I got the
> last
> > seven questions wrong!"
Charles Mims
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