Swat Team

In the fifth grade, it was discovered that a girl's lunch had been stolen. The teacher launched an immediate search and investigation. All the students knew the penalty for stealing - the principal would come in and adminsiter a swat in front of the class with that big paddle that hung in his office. It had holes in it to make it really sting. The teacher soon discovered the culprit - the scrawniest kid in the class! His family was destitute and he had not eaten in two days. The teacher felt sorry for him, but knew that the rule could not be broken, a swat had to be administerd. The principal was called and he came into the classroom with his big, hole-fileld paddle. The little stood before the class shaking and crying, awaiting his punishment. But then the biggest kid in the class, came to the front of the room, pushed the scrawny kid aside and bent over. "Please, sir. Allow me to take his punishment," he said.