There was a farmer, sitting on the front porch of his house this one hot summer day, when this kid comes walking down the road carrying a big bundle of wire. "Hey kid!" the farmer says. "Where are you going with that wire?" "Well," the kid drawls, "this here ain`t just any old wire, this here`s chicken wire- I`m fixin` to catch me some chickens!" "You can`t catch chickens with chicken wire!" "Sure I can!" the kid says, and takes off down the road. He comes back at the end of the day and sure enough, he`s got a whole mess of chickens caught in his chicken wire. Well, the farmer`s sitting on his porch the next day, and the same kid comes walking down the lane, carrying a big roll of tape. "Hey kid!" the farmer yells. "Where are you going with that tape?" "Well, this here ain`t just any old tape, this here`s duck tape- I`m fixin` to catch me some ducks!" "You can`t catch ducks with duck tape!" the farmer yells back. "Sure I can!" the kid says, and takes off down the road. He comes back at the end of the day and again, the farmer can`t believe his eyes. The kid had a whole bunch of ducks all wrapped up tightly in his tape. The next day the farmer`s sitting on his porch again, and the kid comes walking down the road carrying a stick. "Hey kid!" the farmer says. "Where are you going with that stick?" "Well, this here ain`t just any old stick, this here`s pussy willow." "Hang on," the farmer says, "I`ll get my hat." |