The teacher was asking one of her pupils some questions, but not even one of the answers was correct. So the teacher began to ask him some very simple questions, she hoped that he could give at least one correct answer.
"Now,Sam." said the teacher,"What is Waterloo?"
"Waterloo?" said the boy,"Oh, it's a kind of washing machine, I think."
The teacher was surprised. She shook her head and raised another question. "Sam, be serious, please. Now tell me the answer to a very, very simple question, who was Washington?"
"Well," the answer came quickly,"Washington must be a man who uses the washing machine."
The teacher got angry, but she didn't give up. She thought and thought, and at least she thought of the easiest question--if this could be called a question:"who is the president of the United States now?"
Sam stood up again. He looked puzzled.
"Oh, I'm sorry," he said,"I thought you were calling the next student." |
