JOKE OF THE DAY: Our teacher asked what my favorite animal was

I love animals, too. I just show my appreciation in a different way. “I do, too. Especially chicken, pork and beef.” My teacher, however, didn’t share my perspective and “sent me to the principal’s office.”

The principal heard my story and, to my relief, also found it humorous. “He laughed, too. Then he told me not to do it again.” I walked out of his office feeling a bit confused. Be honest, but not too honest?

The next day, my teacher tried a different approach. She asked, “what my favorite live animal was.” This was a trick question, I thought. I had to be careful with my words, but I still wanted to be truthful. “I told her it was chicken.” She asked me why, so I gave her another honest answer. “I told her it was because you could make them into fried chicken.”

That did it. “She sent me back to the principal’s office.” He heard my story, laughed once more, and repeated his advice: “He laughed, and told me not to do it again.”

It’s a tough situation. “I don’t understand. My parents taught me to be honest, but my teacher doesn’t like it when I am.” There seems to be a fine line between truthfulness and getting sent to the principal’s office.

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