The article showcases 20 humorous instances of kids finding creative ways to "beat the system" or interpret rules in their favor. These stories include a kid bringing a fish from the grocery store to school on "Bring Your Fish to School Day," a student writing "true" and "false" in a way that makes them look the same, and a child piling toilet paper on a sleeping cat instead of the toilet. Other examples include a kid naming shapes after friends, a student writing a homework assignment in Chinese, and a child taking a picture of a Post-it note on their shirt instead of hanging out clothes. The article also features kids finding loopholes in rules, such as wearing a skirt to school when shorts are banned, or lying in the middle of two rooms to eat a snack while watching a video. These stories highlight the creativity and humor of kids as they navigate rules and expectations.
1. The teacher asked students to bring their fish to school.
2. A dad went to the grocery store and bought a fish for his kid instead of a pet fish.
3. A kid was disappointed that he couldn't play with his fish like other students.
4. A student didn't study for a test and instead worked on a plan to get the right answer.
5. The student made the word "true" look like the word "false" or vice versa.
6. A teacher asked students to write a letter describing their experiences as a Chinese immigrant in 1870.
7. A student wrote the whole homework in Chinese.
8. A teacher asked students to name shapes during a geometry test.
9. A girl named the shapes after her friends, such as Jade, Charlotte, and Sophia.
10. A mom asked her son to clean the bathroom like the Queen of England was visiting.
11. A kid took the instruction too seriously and adapted the bathroom to make it suitable for a British person.
12. A kid added a British flag, some greetings, and everything a British person needs, including tea and a Harry Potter book.
13. A kid was asked to hang a shirt outside to dry, but instead, he hung the post-it note with the instruction on the washing line.
14. A kid was asked to do some chores in the bathroom and was told to pile some toilet paper on the toilet.
15. The kid piled the toilet paper on the cat instead of the toilet.
16. A kid was asked to write 10 words they can spell correctly and wrote the words that were right in front of them.
17. A kid was asked to write the alphabetical order of six words, but instead, they put all the letters in the six words in alphabetical order.
18. A mom asked her child not to step outside, but the kid took it too literally and kept his feet inside while the rest of his body was outside.
19. A kid was asked to share their KFC experience on social media and took a picture of their meal.
20. A kid was asked to write an article about how chicks grow, but when asked what the article was about, he simply said "how chicks grow".
21. A school banned shorts, but a kid wore a skirt instead, saying it was part of the uniform.
22. A kid was asked to save some food for his brother, but he only saved a tiny bit of each dish.
23. A kid was asked to wash their hands before dinner, but instead, they pretended to follow the instructions.
24. A kid was not allowed to use their tablet in the kitchen or eat in the living room, so they lay down in the middle of the two rooms to find a loophole.
25. A mom asked her son to train the dog by watching videos on YouTube, but instead, he showed the video to the dog.