Farmer

 

A farmer stopped  by the local mechanic shop to have his truck fixed. They couldn't do it while he  waited, so he said he didn't live far and would just walk home.

On the way home  he stopped at the hardware  store and bought a  bucket and a gallon of paint. He then stopped by the feed store and picked up a  couple of chickens and a goose. However, struggling outside the store he now had  a problem - how to carry his entire purchases  home.

While he was  scratching his head he was approached by a little old lady who told him she was  lost.. She asked, 'Can you tell me how to get to  1603 Mockingbird Lane  ?'

The farmer said,  'Well, as a matter of fact, my farm is very close to that house I would walk you  there but I can't carry this lot.'

The old lady  suggested, 'Why don't you put the can of paint in the bucket.
Carry the bucket  in one hand, put a chicken under each arm and carry the goose in your other  hand?'

'Why thank you  very much,' he said and proceeded to walk the old girl home.

On the way he  says 'Let's take my short cut and go down this alley. We'll be there in no  time.'

The little old  lady looked him over cautiously then said, I am a lonely widow without a husband  to defend me.. How do I know that when we get in the alley you won't hold me up  against the wall, pull up my skirt, and have your way with  me?'

The farmer said,  'Holy smokes lady! I'm carrying a bucket, a gallon of paint, two chickens, and a  goose. How in the world could I possibly hold you up against the wall and do  that?'

The old lady  replied, 'Set the goose down, cover him with the bucket, put the paint on top of  the bucket, and I'll hold the  chickens