For all of you in in the field of education, or with sons/grandsons, or who just love the things little kids say. Here's a reminder that adult words are often taken literally.....

A teacher noticed that a little boy at the back of the classroom was squirming around, scratching his crotch, and not paying attention.

She went back to find out what was going on. The little boy was quite embarrassed and whispered that he had just recently been circumcised and he was quite itchy.

The teacher told him to go down to the principal's office so that he could telephone his mother and ask her what he should do about it.

He did this and returned to his class. Suddenly, there was a commotion at the back of the room. She went to the back of the room to investigate only to find him sitting at his desk with his "private part" hanging out.

"I thought I told you to call your mom!" she said.

"I did," he said, "And she told me that if I could stick it out till noon, she'd come and pick me up from school."
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