Five-year-old best friends get matching haircuts to "confuse" their teacher

Little five-year-old Jax and his best friend Reddy wanted to play a hilarious prank on their teacher - so they decided to get the same haircut in hopes that she wouldn't be able to tell them apart.

In a Facebook post written by Jax's mum Lydia, she described the duo's dastardly plot;

"This morning Jax and I were discussing his wild hair. I told him that he needed a haircut this weekend. He said that he wanted his head shaved really short so he could look like his friend Reddy. He said he couldn't wait to go to school on Monday with his hair like Reddy's so that his teacher wouldn't be able to tell them apart. He thought it would be so hilarious to confuse his teacher with the same haircut.

Here's a picture of Jax and Reddy from their Christmas program. I'm sure you all see the resemblance."

Jax's mum summed up their adorable friendship with this valuable lesson:

"If this isn't proof that hate and prejudice is something that is taught I don't know what is. The only difference Jax sees in the two of them is their hair."

See the before and afters in the gallery above.