Hooked on Phonics

I got this from my sister, Jana, and laughed out loud. Thought it was worth posting so others could laugh, too.

My five-year old students are learning to read. Yesterday
one of them pointed at a picture in a zoo book and said, "Hey,
look at this! It's a frickin' elephant!"

Startled, I took a deep breath, and then asked..."What did you call it?"

"It's a frickin' elephant! It says so on the picture!"

And so it did...

'A f r i c a n Elephant'

Hooked on phonics! Ain't it wonderful?