How do you spell…

As a teacher in high school I had many moments that made the day go by fast.  One in particular has always stayed with me.

I was teaching my students how to write a fable in junior English class.  I explained that a fable must have animal characters that have human traits.  We read several famous fables and I told them that the fable must also teach a moral lesson.

They began to ask questions about the assignment.  When is it due?  How long does it have to be?  Can it have any animal in it?  I answered the last question that they could choose any animal they wanted to.  Then, from one poor little student, who always seemed to be slower than a teen age girl getting ready for prom, came the question.  Could he write about a gorilla?

Yes, I said.

Oh, he said. How do you spell gorilla?

Before I could answer, from the back of the room came out the answer as T-E-A-C-H-E-R.

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