Category: On the Farm

POLYGLOT

The guest at the outlying homestead presented himself as a famous sorcerer who understands the language of animals. The farmer was dubious, so he took the man out to the farmyard and asked him to prove his statement. Just then the cow mewed.

“So what has my cow ‘said’?” – asked the farmer.

“It said, that it hasn’t been milked today and its udder is almost bursting.”

“That’s right,” – said the farmer – “I forgot to milk the poor beast today.”

But still he was unconvinced. At that moment the horse neighed.

“And what was it that my horse said?” – queried the farmer.

“That it has a splinter in its hoof and it’s in great pain.”  

The farmer examined the horse’s hoof and removed a great splinter from it. Now he no longer doubted that the magician really understands the language of the animals. Suddenly the bleating of the goat was heard.

“Don’t you go and believe a word of what it says!” – shouted the farmer in alarm.

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Category: Ecumenical Stories

THE PRIEST AND THE CHICKEN

The priest in a small Irish village was very fond of the chicken he kept in the hen house out the back of the parish rectory. He had a cock rooster and about ten hens. One Saturday night the cock rooster went missing and as that was the time he knew cock fights occurred in the village, he decided to do something about it at church the next morning. At Mass, he asked the congregation:

“Has anybody got a cock?”
All the men stood up.
“No, No,” – he said, – “that wasn't what I meant. Has anybody seen a cock?”
All the women stood up.
“No, No,” – he said, – “that wasn't either what I meant. Has anybody seen a cock that doesn't belong to them.”
Half the women stood up.
“No, No,” – he said, – “that again wasn't what I meant. Has anybody seen my cock?”
Sixteen altar boys, two priests and a goat stood up

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Category: On the Farm POLYGLOT The guest at the outlying homestead presented himself as a famous sorcerer who understands the language of animals. The farmer was dubious, so he took the man out to the farmyard and asked him to prove his statement. Just then the cow mewed. “So what has my cow ‘said’?” – asked the farmer. “It said, that it hasn’t been milked today and its udder is almost bursting.” “That’s right,” – said the farmer – “I forgot to milk the poor beast today.” But still he was unconvinced. At that moment the horse neighed. “And what was it that my horse said?” – queried the farmer. “That it has a splinter in its hoof and it’s in great pain.” The farmer examined the horse’s hoof and removed a great splinter from it. Now he no longer doubted that the magician really understands the language of the animals. Suddenly the bleating of the goat was heard. “Don’t you go and believe a word of what it says!” – shouted the farmer in alarm.

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