The Precocious Boy | 早慧的男孩

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A little boy was wise beyond his years. One day, he came home from the public library with a book titled "The Care and Management of Children."

"Oh, my goodness!" exclaimed his mother in astonishment. "What are you doing with a book like that?"

"Oh," replied the precocious boy, "I want to see if I'm being brought up properly."

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