The Kittens

A cat gave birth to kittens outside a Communist State kindergarten. A boy rushed in to tell his teacher the good news. He added, " One kitten spoke to me. It said that getting born in a Communist country was the best thing that happened to it."

The teacher was totally excited. Here was a little boy so taken in by all the propaganda that he actually believed Communism was heavenly. She called the District Official to ask him to come over as soon as he could. As transportation was primitive, the District Official took some days to get there. He was given the best treatment and the boy was duly called to tell him what the kitten had said.

The boy came in and said," The cat gave birth to kittens and one of the kittens spoke to me. It said that being born in a Communist country was the worst thing that had happened to it."

"But that is not what you said it said the last time you talked to me," the angry teacher retorted.

"Yes," said the boy," since then its eyes have opened."

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