"Loose Chickens"

The farmer's son was returning from the market
with the crate of chickens his father had entrusted
to him, when all of a sudden the box fell and broke
open. Chickens scurried off in different directions,
but the determined boy walked all over the
neighborhood scooping up the wayward birds and
returning them to the repaired crate. Hoping he
had found them all, the boy reluctantly returned
home, expecting the worst.

"Pa, the chickens got loose," the boy confessed
sadly, "but I managed to find all twelve of them."

"Well, you did real good, son," the farmer beamed.
"You left with seven."


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"Fair Compensation"

A motorist driving by a Texas ranch hit and
killed a calf that was crossing the road. The
driver went to the owner of the calf and
explained what had happened. He then
asked what the animal was worth.

"Oh, about $200 today," said the rancher.
"But in six years it would have been worth
$900. So $900 is what I'm out."

The motorist sat down and wrote out a check
and handed it to the farmer.

"Here," he said, "is the check for $900. It's
postdated six years from now."