The Prize | 奖品

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Little Albert came home from school with a new book under his arm. "It's a prize, mother," he explained.

"A prize? What for, dear?"

"For natural history. Teacher asked me how many legs an ostrich has, and I said three."

"But an ostrich has only two legs."

"I know it now. But all the pupils said four, so I was the closest."

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