They say kids say (and do) the darndest things -- and one 8-year-old boy named Brylan is no exception.
Mom Ladye Hobson got a call from her son's school recently, with the principal on the other end, telling Hobson that her kid had a dead squirrel in his backpack.
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So what was Brylan's reason for carrying the deceased animal around? He took his dad a little too seriously when he said he would cook him squirrel dumplings for dinner.
Check out the video above to hear the full story.
What's the craziest thing you've ever found in your child's backpack? Let us know in the comments below.
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