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

"Now 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, plump and red."

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

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

Well, Little Johnny is hopping up and down in his seat trying to get the
teacher to call on him. But she skips him again and calls on Billy.

"Is it a peach?"

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

By now Little Johnny is about to explode as he waves his hand
frantically. The teacher skips him again and calls on Sally.

"A banana," she says.

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

Little Johnny is kind of irritated now, so he speaks 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 has a head on it."

"Johnny!" she cries. "That's disgusting!"

Nope," answers Little Johnny, "it's a dollar coin, but I like your
thinking!