A farmer had advertised his farm and was
showing it to a prospective buyer. As they walked along a fence line, the buyer saw
bee hives and stopped. He said, "Those hives are pretty close to the
road."
The farmer explained that the bees just
made honey and have never stung anyone.
The buyer felt unsure about the sale until
he proposed that he be tied to a nearby tree, naked, overnight. If he was
stung once he would get the farm for free, but if he wasn't stung then he would pay the
farmer double the price.
The farmer agreed and tied the now naked
man to the tree.
The next morning the farmer saw the man
leaning over and very pale.
"Oh no!" the farmer
thought, "He got stung and now I have to give him the farm!"
As he reached the man he gently shook him
and asked where he got stung and if he needed a doctor.
"No, no, I'm okay," gasped
the naked man, "I'll pay you double for the farm, but doesn't that damn
calf have a mother?"
