Joke No. 276

Mrs. Applebee

Mrs. Applebee, the 6th grade teacher, posed the following
problem to one of her classes:

"A wealthy man dies and leaves ten million dollars. One-fifth
is to go to his wife, one-fifth is to go to his son, one-sixth to
his butler, and the rest to charity. Now, what does each get?"

After a very long silence in the classroom, Little Johnny raised
his hand.

The teacher called on Little Johnny for his answer.

With complete sincerity in his voice, Little Johnny answered,
"A lawyer...!"