WHICH CAME FIRST? Reader said her son, Aaron, who is halfway between 2 and 3, was looking at a picture book, pointed at an egg and declared, "Cookie." "No, no," mother corrected. "That's not a cookie. Look again. What is it?" "Marshmella," Aaron said. "No, not a marshmallow," mother said. "Think about it. What do chickens lay?" Aaron's face lit up. "McNuggets," he shouted triumphantly. Terry Marchal Charleston Gazette Send this story to a friend 1 VEGETARIAN Driving along, with my 7-year-old daughter in the front seat. She says, "Daddy, when I grow up I want to be a vegetarian." I reply, "A what?" "You know, the doctor that takes care of animals." Don Stevens ALPHA Mailing List Send this story to a friend 2 TIME WARPED I had gathered my first-grade class around me to teach them to tell time using a conventional-style analog clock. We'll be learning about the hour hand and the minute hand, I explained. One of my students interrupted and said, "I don't need to learn on that kind of clock. My dad bought me this digital watch, and right now it's 10 minutes to 38." Susan K. Toth in Reader's Digest Send this story to a friend 3
