A Frickin Elephant

A bunch of five-year old kindergarteners were being taught how to read using the "Hooked on Phonics" method. A precocious kid and the best reader in the class pointed to a picture of a zoo in a book that he was reading and exclaimed, "Look at this! It is a frickin' elephant!"

The teacher held her breath upon hearing the little one's description of the animal. Then, the teacher asked,

"What did you say?"

"A frickin' elephant. It says so in the picture," the kid repeated.

The teacher could not believe her ears! There's no way such an adjective would be printed on a kindergarten book! To satisfy her curiosity, she approached the kid and asked him to show where it said "a frickin elephant"!

To the teacher's surprise, so it did.

" African Elephant "
[a frickin elephant]

Hooked on phonics!
A wonderful way to teach little kids how to read.

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