Stories From The Fam: Did I ever tell you about how…

my nephew surprised us all?
Preamble

When my nephew was about 3 years old, he and my brother-in-law were wrestling and play fighting. Now, my brother in-law doesn’t believe in letting a kid win just because he's a kid. So, of course, my brother-in-law had the upper hand. It was basically one of those situations where you hold a kid by the forehead and they struggle and struggle to try to land just one punch, but to no avail. My nephew was clearly getting very frustrated, so my sister called him over and whispered something into his ear. Soon after, my nephew went and found something else to do.

After dinner, my brother-in-law was relaxing in his chair, when my nephew sidled up. He looked very innocent, until he landed a solid blow to his father’s nose. Completely surprised, my brother-in-law said “what was that for?” “That was the elephant of surprise!” my nephew replied.

I suppose you can figure out for yourself what my sister had whispered.

update: elephant = element