What About A Cake

sometimes, in the preschool class, we have story time during which a student is chosen to share an original story with the class. they walk to the front of the class, say "once upon a time" and launch into a long, drawn out story that nobody understands but everybody appreciates. during such a time, it was robert's turn to tell a story. it was his first time and he had heard so many stories, so he just guessed at what to say. he stood there for a moment, took a deep breath, and began. "what about a cake." there was an awkward silence as the preschoolers processed what he had just said, and soon the room was filled with uproarious laughter. poor robert went to go sit down, confused as to why they were laughing. his teacher attempted to conceal her smile as she explained to him that he was supposed to say "once upon a time". 

true story. all of his little life, robert has thought that stories begin with "what about a cake."