A little boy is in school working on his arithmetic. The teacher says，“Imagine there are five blackbirds sitting on a fence. You pick up your gun and shoot one. How many blackbirds are left”

一个小男孩在上算术课。老师问他:“假设篱笆上站着5只画眉。你用枪打死了一只，还剩几只?”

The litter boy thinks for a moment and says“None !”

小男孩想了一会回答说:“一只也没有了!

The teacher replies，“None，how do youfigure that?”

老师说:“一只也没了?你是怎么想出来的?”

The little boy says，“If I shoot one，all the other birds will fly away scared，leaving none on the fence.”

小男孩答道:“打死一只，其他的都吓飞了，篱笆上自然一只画眉也没有了。”

The teacher replies,"Hmmmmm, not exactly，but I do like the way you think"

老师赞许地说:“嗯，不全对，但我欣赏你思考问题的方式!”

The little boy then says，"Teacher, can I ask you a question?There are three women sitting on a park bench eating ice cream cones². One is licking her cone，another is biting it, and the third one is sucking it.How can you tell me which one of the women is married?”

小男孩于是说:“老师，我能问你一个问题吗?有三个妇女坐在公园的长椅上吃甜筒冰激凌。一个用舌头舔，一个用牙咬，一个用嘴吸，你说她们中哪一个结婚了?”

The teacher ponders the question uncomfortably and then finally replies，"Well，I guess the one sucking her cone¹.”

老师感到很不自在，他想了很大一会儿，最后回答说:“嗯，我猜应该是那个用嘴吸的吧。”

To which the little boy replies，“Actually，it’s the one with the wedding ring，but I do like the way you think”

听了老师的话，小男孩说:“答案是那个戴戒指的，虽然你答错了，但是我真的很欣赏您思考问题的方式。”