Overconfidence !!!
It was the end of the school year, and a kindergarten teacher was
receiving gifts from her pupils.
The florist's son handed her a gift. She shook it, held it overhead, and said,
"I bet I know what it is. Flowers." "That's right!" the boy
said,
"But, how did you know?" "Oh, just a wild guess," she said.
The next pupil was the sweet shop owner's daughter. The teacher held her gift
overhead, shook it, and said, "I bet I can guess what it is. A box of
sweets."
"That's right, but how did you know?" asked the girl. "Oh, just
a wild guess," said the teacher.
The next gift was from the son of the liquor store owner. The teacher held the
package overhead, but it was leaking. She touched a drop off the leakage with
her finger and put it to her tongue. "Is it wine?" she asked.
"No," the boy replied, with some excitement. The teacher repeated the
process, tasting a larger drop of the leakage. "Is it champagne?" she
asked.
"No," the boy replied, with more excitement. The teacher took one
more big taste before declaring, "I give up, what is it?"
With great glee, the boy replied, "It's a puppy!"
