[Elsie]

Now........about that dude Jonah and this big whale fish......

[LS]

The little girl sat in class as her teacher discussed the size of a whale's throat. "It is well known," said the teacher, "that a whale, despite its great size has a small throat. A whale could not, for example, swallow a man. It is a myth that 'Jonah' could have been 'swallowed by a whale.'"

The little girl said, "The Bible says Jonah was swallowed by a great fish, and so I believe he was."

"How do you explain the small throat? How could Jonah have gotten down a whale's throat?" asked the teacher.

"I don't know, but I'll ask Jonah when I get to heaven," said the little girl.

"What if Jonah went to hell?" asked the teacher.

"Then," said the little girl, "you can ask him."