The teacher smiled at the class and announced, “I’ll give two dollars to the child who can tell me who was the most famous man who ever lived.” An Irish boy shot his hand up and confidently said, “It was St. Patrick.” The teacher shook her head. “Sorry, Sean, that’s not correct.” A French boy was next. “Napoleon,” he declared proudly. “I’m sorry, Pierre,” the teacher replied, “that’s not right either.”
Finally, a Jewish boy raised his hand and said, “It was Jesus Christ.” The teacher beamed. “That’s absolutely right, Maurice. Come up here and get your two dollars.” As she handed him the money, she added, “You know, Maurice, I’m surprised you said that, considering you’re Jewish.” Maurice nodded and said, “Yeah… in my heart I knew it was Moses, but business is business.”
