The third grade teacher was teaching English and repeated for her
class, "Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white as snow, and
everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go."
She explained that this was an example of poetry, but could be changed
to prose by changing the last line from "the lamb was sure to go" to
"the lamb went with her."
A few days later she asked for an example of poetry or prose. Johnny
raised his hand and recited, "Mary had a little pig, an ornery little
runt, he stuck his nose in Mary's clothes, and smelled her little--"
He stopped and asked the teacher if she wanted poetry or prose.
"Prose!" the teacher said weakly.
So Johnny said, A**hole.
class, "Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white as snow, and
everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go."
She explained that this was an example of poetry, but could be changed
to prose by changing the last line from "the lamb was sure to go" to
"the lamb went with her."
A few days later she asked for an example of poetry or prose. Johnny
raised his hand and recited, "Mary had a little pig, an ornery little
runt, he stuck his nose in Mary's clothes, and smelled her little--"
He stopped and asked the teacher if she wanted poetry or prose.
"Prose!" the teacher said weakly.
So Johnny said, A**hole.