03/28/2026 from Daily Jokes
#21984
It was lunchtime at St. Mary’s Catholic Elementary School, and the cafeteria was buzzing with the usual chaos of hungry children. The air smelled of tater tots, spilled milk, and impending mischief. The students shuffled quietly in a single file line, trays in hand, under the watchful eye of Sister Margaret, a nun known for her stern demeanor and eyes that seemed to see through souls (and certainly through excuses for unfinished homework).
At the head of the serving table sat a large, gleaming pile of bright red apples. They were healthy, crisp, and universally ignored by every child in line. Beside the fruit tray, Sister
Margaret had placed a neatly handwritten sign on a cardstock stand. It read in bold, authoritative letters:
“Take only ONE. God is watching.”
The children sighed, grabbed their single apple reluctantly, and moved down the line. They knew better than to argue with Sister Margaret… or with the Almighty.
However, at the far end of the table, nestled next to the steaming vegetables, sat the real prize: a massive, overflowing pile of warm chocolate chip cookies. The smell alone was enough to make a grown man weep. As the children approached the cookies, they noticed something peculiar. Someone had placed a handwritten note here too, scribbled on the back of a math quiz paper.
Sister Margaret hadn’t seen it yet. The children did. They glanced at each other, stifling giggles, and grabbed handfuls of cookies—three, four, five each—stuffing them into their pockets and mouths with gleeful abandon.
The note read:
“Take all you want. God is watching the apples.”
