FATHER IGOR AND A SQUIRREL

 

FATHER IGOR AND A SQUIRREL

Father Igor, a priest in St Petersburg, was to visit a Sunday school. The children were properly prepared for the meeting. 

The priest decided to start the class with a riddle about a squirrel so he said: “Children, guess what I am - I am a small animal. I am brown. I eat nuts…” The students were silent, no one raised a hand to answer. The priest continued: “Come on, children, it's simple - I can climb trees. I have a nice tail. What am I?" 

Everyone remained silent. Then one boy stood up and timidly said: "Vladyka, I guess that the correct answer is the Church or a certain saint, but it looks a lot like a squirrel...