third-graders to try new foods. The teacher had a piece of 

venison, which she cut up into little squares. She placed 

the pieces on spoons and gave them to each of the children.

"Now, boys and girls, the game we're going to play today is 

to taste this new food, and to guess the name of the animal 

from which this meat came," the teacher said. "I'll give you

a hint -- it's a name that sometimes your mommy calls

your daddy when he comes home from the office."

     There was a long pause. Finally a youngster in the 

back exclaimed, "Don't eat it!"