The Safari

Jimmy was an 8-year-old boy who loved animals. He longed to go to a wildlife reserve and experience nature up-close-and-personal. His parents, eager to instill moral values, were delighted that this was the case instead of playing violent video games. So, on his ninth birthday, Jimmy was ecstatic to hear that his parents were taking him on a safari!

On the day before he was due to leave, Jimmy had a playdate with his friends. When their parents came to pick them up, Jimmy's mother wanted to boast about her son's hobby.

"Jimmy," she called, "Come and tell your friend's mother where you're going tomorrow."

Jimmy came running into the foyer. With a grin, he yelled, "We're goin' on a frickin' safari!!!"

The parents, particularly Jimmy's, were horrified.

"Yeah, he's goin' on a frickin' safari!!" his friend said to his mother, equally pleased.

'Where did you learn such language?" one of the parents asked, to which a confused Jimmy replied, "My parents!"

The friends were quickly escorted to their cars, with their parents scolding them. As they left, there were murmurs of "such deplorable behavior" and "what awful parenting". Jimmy's mother and father were dumbfounded. "How could he do this?" they asked. "We've never said such words in our lives! Maybe we really are bad parents."

The next day, on the flight to the preserve, Jimmy boarded the plane, eagerly singing, "We're going on a frickin' safari!" repeatedly. The mother and father looked at each other, and put their arms around Jimmy's shoulders. "Listen, son," they said. "Where did you really hear that word?"

"From you," he said, bewildered.

"Now, why would we ever say that?" they insisted, to which their son replied, "You told it to me on my birthday." They sighed. "Jimmy, look, whether we said it or not, that word is very inappropriate. We love you, and we don't want you getting in trouble."

"Okay," Jimmy said. The rest of the flight was calm and quiet.

When they finally arrived, Jimmy rushed out of the plane. "Yay!" he exclaimed rushing toward the safari park, located near the airport. His parents ran to catch up with him, only to find on the front signpost~

**African Safari**