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.
  Some flowers.'
  
  'That's right? the boy said,' but how did you know??
  
  'Oh, just a wild guess,' she said.
  
  The next pupil was the candy 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 of
  the leakage with her finger and touched it to her tongue.
  
  'Is it wine?' she asked.
  
  'No' the boy replied.
  
  The teacher repeated the process, taking a larger drop of the leakage
  to her tongue.
  
  'Is it champagne?' she asked.
  
  'No,' the boy replied.
  
  The teacher took one more taste before declaring, 'I give up, what is
  it?'
  
  The boy replied, 'A puppy!'

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