1. A student is asked to identify which of two birds is a swallow and which is a sparrow. The student responds that they cannot point them out directly but knows the answer, which is that the swallow is beside the sparrow and the sparrow is beside the swallow. 2. A little girl named Ann is asked what a fish net is made of. She replies that it is made of a lot of little holes tied together with strings. 3. A boy named George comes home from school on September 1st. When his mother asks how he liked his new teacher, he responds that he did not like her because she said that three and three were six and also that two and four were six.

1. 1.Teacher: Here are two birds, one is a swallow, the other is sparrow. Now who
can tell us which is which? Student: I cannot point out but I know the answer.
Teacher: Please tell us. Student: The swallow is beside the sparrow and the
sparrow is beside the swallow.
2."Can you tell me what fish net is made, Ann?" "A lot of little holes tied
together with strings." replied the little girl.
3.George comes from school on the first of September. "George, how did you
like your new teacher?" asked his mother. "I didn't like her, Mother,because
she said that three and three were six and then she said that two and four were
six too....."
4.One day a father was teaching his son and said, "The keys to your success are
keeping your word and cleverness. Once you promise somebady a promise, you must
carry it out on matter what will happen. This is called 'keeping one's word.'
"What is cleverness? asked his son."Cleverness is that you'll never make such a
promise, " the father asnswered.
5.Little Bobby: I've got a stomachache. Aunt Tess: That's because you haven't
eaten and your stomach is empty, so it hurts. Little Bobby: Now I know why
Uncle Harry has headache all the time. His head must be empty too.
6.A man walked into a new dinner and told the waitress, "I 'll have two fried
eggs and a kind word." When the waitress came back with his order, the man said,
"Thanks for the eggs, but how about the kind word?" The waitress then
whispered , "Don't eat the eggs."
7.One guy goes to a doctor and says, "Doctor, my wife has lost her voice. What
should I do to help her get it back? " The doctor replies, "Try to come home at
3 in the morning."
8.A cop pulled a car over on the highway for speeding. When he asked for the
driver's license, the driver argued, "Speeding? But officer, I was only trying
to keep a safe distance between my car and the car in back of me."
9.It was a woman's first time on a plane. She boarded the plane and found
herself a window seat. After she settled in, a man came over and insisted that
she was in his seat. She ignored him and told him to go away. "Okay," replied
the man. "If that's the way you want it, you fly the plane."
10.A young businessman had just started his business, and rented a beautiful
office. Sitting there, he saw a man come into the outer office. Wishing to
appear busy, the businessman picked up the phone and pretended that he had a big
deal working. He threw huge figures around and made giantcommitments.
Finally, he hung up and asked the visitor. "Can I help you?" The man said,
"Sure. I've come to install the phone."