When confronted, Johnny confidently denied cheating and demanded proof. Mr. Johnson compared their papers, pointing out that both students had written George Washington as America’s first president and Abraham Lincoln as the president associated with freeing enslaved people. Johnny argued that anyone who studied history could know those answers.
The teacher then showed him the final question, which asked who was president during the Louisiana Purchase. Mary had written, “I don’t know.” But Johnny’s answer was something entirely different: “Me neither.” Suddenly, his confident expression disappeared as he realized what he had done.
The classroom burst into laughter, and Johnny struggled to explain himself. Mr. Johnson calmly asked how Johnny could have known that Mary didn’t know the answer. For once, the boy who always had an excuse was completely speechless. His attempt to cheat had exposed him in the funniest possible way.
