The Proud Father

A young father was very proud of his little son. He was telling a visitor how the little boy, not two years old, knew the different animals in his picture book. “He’s going to be a great scientist! Here, let me show you.” And the proud father took a book about animals from the bookshelf, placed Bobby on a chair, opened the book, and showed him a picture of a giraffe.

“What’s that, Bobby?”

“Horsey,” said Bobby.

Next he showed the little boy a tiger, and Bobby said, “Pussy.” Then the father showed him a picture of a lion, and Bobby said, “Doggy.”

But when the little boy saw the picture of a big monkey, he cried happily, “Daddy.”