One day in class the teacher brought a bag full of fruit.

She told the
class, "I'm going to reach into the bag and describe a piece of fruit, and
you tell what fruit I'm talking about."

"Okay, first: it's round, plumb and red."

Of course, Johnny raised his hand high, but the teacher, wisely, ignored
him and picked Jenny, who promptly answered, "An apple."

The teacher answered, "No Jenny, it's a beet, but I like your thinking.
Now, for the second. It's soft, fuzzy, and colored red and brownish."

Well, Johnny was hopping up and down in his seat trying to get the teacher
to call on him. But she skipped him again and called on Billy.

"Is it a peach?"

"No, Billy, I'm afraid it's a potato. But I like you're thinking. Here's
another: it's long, yellow, and fairly hard."

By now, Johnny was about to explode as he waved his hand frantically. The
teacher skipped him again and called on Sally.

"A banana," she said.

"No," the teacher replies, "it's a squash, but I like your thinking."

Johnny was kind of irritated now, so he spoke up loudly. "Hey, I've got one
for you teacher; let me put my hand in my pocket. Okay, I've got it: it's
round, hard, and it's got a head on it."

"Johnny!" she cried, "That's disgusting!"

"Nope," answered Johnny, "it's a quarter, but I like your thinking!"