Rulers

In the middle of a writing lesson one of the fourth grade boys felt the need to share this juicy tidbit: 

"The Chinese rule the mall, it's like the Pentagon all over again."

Rhinos

I nearly high-fived this 2nd grade boy for his insightful look at the similarities between two species:

Me: The rhino plays in the mud.

Boy: Mr. Mac, there are girls that wrestle in the mud like a rhino.