> Out of the mouths of babes... > > Good clean humor-for those with kids-or have had kids > ---or teach kids... > > A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, > Kevin, 5, and Ryan, 3. The boys began to argue over who > would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the > opportunity for a moral lesson. > If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, > "Let my brother have the first pancake. I can wait." > Kevin turned to his younger brother and said, > "Ryan, you be Jesus. > > A father was at the beach with his children > when his four-year-old son ran up to him, > grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore, > where a seagull lay dead in the sand. > "Daddy, what happened to him?" the son asked. > "He died and went to Heaven," the dad replied. > The boy thought a moment and then said, > "Did God throw him back down?" > > After the church service a little boy told the > pastor, "When I grow up, I'm going to give you some > money." > "Well, thank you," the pastor replied, "but why?" > "Because my daddy says you're one of the poorest > preachers we've ever had." > > A wife invited some people to dinner. > At the table, she turned to their six-year-old > daughter and said, Would you like to say the blessing?" > "I wouldn't know what to say," the girl replied. > "Just say what you hear Mommy say," the wife > answered. > The daughter bowed her head and said, > "Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?" > > A mother was teaching her three-year-old The > Lord's Prayer. For several evenings at bedtime, > the child repeated it after the mother. > Then one night the child was ready to solo. > The mother listened with pride to the carefully enunciated > words, right up to the end. "And lead us not into temptation, > but deliver us some e-mail"... > > A little boy opened the big and old family Bible > with fascination, and looked at the old pages as he > turned them. > Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible, > and he picked it up and looked at it closely. > It was an old leaf from a tree > that had been pressed in between the pages. > "Momma, look what I found," the boy called out. > "What have you got there, dear?" his mother asked. > With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered: > "I think it's Adam's suit!" > > Six-year-old Angie and her four-year-old brother > Joel were sitting together in church. > Joel giggled, sang, and talked out loud. > Finally, his big sister had enough. > "You're not supposed to talk out loud in church." > "Why? Who's going to stop me?" Joel asked. > Angie pointed to the back of the church and said, > "See those two men standing by the door? They're hushers." > > A father was reading Bible stories to his young > son. He read, "The man named Lot was warned to take his > wife and flee out of the city, > but his wife looked back and was turned to salt." > His son asked, "What happened to the flea?" > > A three-year-old boy went with his dad to see a > litter of kittens. On returning home, he breathlessly > informed his mother, "there were 2 boy kittens and 2 girl > kittens." > 'How did you know?" his mother asked. > "Daddy picked them up and looked underneath," he replied. > "I think it's printed on the bottom." > > Another three-year-old put his shoes on by himself. > His mother noticed that the left shoe was on the right foot. > She said, "Son, your shoes are on the wrong feet." He looked up > at her with a raised brow and said, "Don't kid me, Mom. They're > the only feet I got!." > > On the first day of school, about midmorning, > the kindergarten teacher said, > "If anyone has to go to the bathroom, hold up two fingers." A > little voice from the back of the room asked, "How will that > help?" > > A mother and her young son returned from the > grocery store and began putting away the groceries. > The boy opened the box of animal crackers > and spread them all over the table. > "What are you doing?" his mother asked. > "The box says not to eat them if the seal is > broken" the boy explained. "I'm looking for the seal. > > Accept it, some days you are the pigeon > ---and some days the statue.