A  famous city lawyer went duck hunting in a rural area. He shot and dropped a  bird, but it fell into a farmer's field on the other side of a fence. 
As  the lawyer climbed over the fence, an elderly farmer came and asked him what he  was doing. 
The  lawyer responded, "I shot a duck and it fell in this field, and now I'm  going in to retrieve it." The old farmer replied. "This is my  property, and you are not coming over here." 
The  indignant lawyer said, "I am one of the best trial attorneys and, if you  don't let me get that duck, I'll sue you and take everything you own." 
The  old farmer smiled and said, "Apparently, you don't know how we do things  in this village. We settle small disagreements like this with the Three-Kick  Rule." The lawyer asked, "What is the Three-Kick Rule?" The  Farmer replied. "Well, first I kick you three times and then you kick me  three times, and so on, back and forth, until someone gives up." 
The  big-city attorney quickly thought about the proposed contest and decided that  he could easily take the old farmer. He agreed to abide by the local custom. 
The  old farmer walked up to the lawyer. His first kick to the shin had the lawyer  hopping around on one foot when suddenly the farmer planted the toe of his  heavy work boot into the lawyer's chest and dropped him to his knees. The  barrister was flat on his belly when the farmer gave third kick to his head.  The lawyer summoned every bit of his will and managed to get to his feet and  said, "Okay, now it's my turn."
The  old farmer smiled and said, "No, I give up. You can have the duck."
 
     
 
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