What A Boring Bad Word

(My brother is in preschool. He’s a smart kid with a large vocabulary. One day, he runs up to the teacher, a classmate behind him. The classmate is generally well-behaved kid.)

Brother: “Teacher, [Classmate] said the B-word!”

Classmate: “No, I didn’t!”

Brother: “Yes, you did.”

Teacher: “[Brother], are you sure [Classmate] said the B-word?”

Brother: *nodding* “Uh-huh!”

(The classmate continues to insist he didn’t while my brother insists he did. Finally…)

Teacher: “[Brother], whisper what [Classmate] said in my ear. I promise you won’t get in trouble.”

Brother: *whisper* “Boring…”

Teacher: “Thank you for being honest, [Brother]. I’ll take care of it.”