Wheels

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A friend of ours was visiting with Jonah and asked:

Brian: What has wheels?
Jonah: My bicycle
Brian: What else has wheels?
Jonah: Another Bicycle.
We had a good laugh but Brian, being a teacher by nature and profession, wasn't quite done with the lesson.
He found a dirty yellow Tonka dump truck and brought it over.

Brian: What things have wheels?
Pause. Pointing at the dump truck.
Brian: What about this?
Jonah: No. This truck has 4 tires.

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